1936 United States Senate election in Texas

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.

1936 United States Senate election in Texas

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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

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%	5.65
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	59,491	7.11%	5.62
	Union	Gertrude Wilson	1,836	0.22%	N/A
	Socialist	William Burr Starr	958	0.11%	0.15
Total votes			837,260	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

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.