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1930 United States Senate election in Texas

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1930 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 →
 
Nominee Morris Sheppard Doran 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

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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%

General election

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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.[4]

Results

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1930 United States Senate election in Texas[5][6]
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

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References

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  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. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.