1918 United States Senate election in Texas

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1918 United States Senate election in Texas
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  1913 November 5, 1918 1924  
  Senator Morris Sheppard (cropped).jpg Webster Flanagan (cropped).jpg
Nominee Morris Sheppard Webster Flanagan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote155,17822,214
Percentage86.69%12.41%

1918 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg
County Results [1]

Sheppard:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Flanagan:      50–60%     60–70%

Contents

No vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a second term in office easily.

General election

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Texas [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 155,178 86.69%
Republican J. Webster Flanagan22,21412.41%
Socialist M. A. Smith1,6080.90%
Total votes179,000 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. Howard, George F. (1919). Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State. Austin, Texas: A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers. pp. 27–28.
  2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1919). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1918" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com.