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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





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2 General election  



2.1  Results  







3 See also  





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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

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 174–177. ISBN 9780836955248.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936".
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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