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Elections in Texas |
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his third term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- A. P. Belcher
- Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
- Guy B. Fisher
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 923,219 | 84.83% | |
Democratic | Guy B. Fisher | 98,125 | 9.02% | |
Democratic | A.P. Belcher | 66,962 | 6.15% | |
Total votes | 1,088,306 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Twenty nine counties failed to report their results to the Texas Secretary of State in time to be canvassed, so their results are not included in the official vote totals.[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 978,095 | 94.24% | ![]() | |
Republican | George I. Shannon | 59,340 | 5.72% | ![]() | |
Communist | Homer Brooks | 408 | 0.04% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 1,037,843 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.