1936 United States Senate election in Texas

1936 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1941 (special) →
 
Nominee Morris Sheppard Carlos Watson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 774,975 59,491
Percentage 92.56% 7.11%

County Results[1]

Sheppard:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Watson:      40–50%      50–60%

No vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

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The 1936 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fifth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Richard C. Bush
  • Joe Eagle, U.S. Representative from Houston
  • Guy B. Fisher
  • J. Ed Glenn
  • Joseph H. Price
  • Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913

Results

1936 United States Senate election in Texas[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 616,293 64.56%
Democratic Joe Eagle 136,718 14.32%
Democratic Guy B. Fisher 89,215 9.35%
Democratic Joseph H. Price 45,919 4.81%
Democratic Richard C. Bush 37,842 3.96%
Democratic J. Ed Glenn 28,641 3.00%
Total votes 954,628 100.00%

General election

Results

1936 United States Senate election in Texas[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 774,975 92.56% Increase5.65
Republican Carlos G. Watson 59,491 7.11% Decrease5.62
Union Gertrude Wilson 1,836 0.22% N/A
Socialist William Burr Starr 958 0.11% Decrease0.15
Total votes 837,260 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 174–177. ISBN 9780836955248.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936".
  3. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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