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1930 United States Senate election in Texas

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

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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% Increase1.51
Republican Doran J. Haesly 39,047 12.73% Decrease1.87
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

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.


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