1930 United States Senate election in Texas

The 1930 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1930.^[2] Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fourth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.

1930 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 →

Nominee Morris Sheppard Doran J. Haesly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 266,550 39,047 Percentage 86.91% 12.73%

County Results[1] Sheppard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Haesly:      50–60%      60–70% No vote:

U.S. senator before election Morris Sheppard Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Lee Henry, former U.S. Representative from Waco
• C. A. Mitchner
• Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Texas^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	526,293	71.06%
	Democratic	Robert Lee Henry	174,260	23.53%
	Democratic	C. A. Mitchner	40,130	5.42%
Total votes			740,683	100.00%

Republican primary

Because of the Republican ticket's over performance in the 1928 governor's race, the party held its second primary in state history on July 26, 1930 for all statewide offices, including Senator.

Candidates

• Doran John Haesly (Dallas)
• Harve H. Haines (Port Arthur)
• C. O. Harris (San Angelo)

Results

1930 United States Senate Republican primary in Texas^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doran John Haesly	3,645	40.51%
	Republican	C. O. Harris	2,784	30.94%
	Republican	Harve H. Haines	2,568	28.54%
Total votes			8,997	100.00%

Harris refused to participate in the runoff, causing Haesly to win by default.

General election

Sixteen 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.^[5]

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Texas^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	266,550	86.91%	1.51
	Republican	Doran J. Haesly	39,047	12.73%	1.87
	Socialist	Guy L. Smith	808	0.26%	N/A
	Communist	W.A. Berry	296	0.10%	N/A
Total votes			306,701	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections

References

1. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 172–174. ISBN 9780836955248.
2. "U.S. Senate: Appointed Senators (1913-Present)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
3. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 26, 1930".
4. "Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide 1931 - Republican Primary, 1930".
5. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
6. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1931). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1930" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
7. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.