1954 United States Senate election in Texas

The 1954 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Dudley Dougherty, State Representative from Beeville^[1]
Lyndon Baines Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1949

Results

1954 United States Senate election in Texas^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent)	883,264	71.38%
	Democratic	Dudley Dougherty	354,188	28.62%
Total votes			1,237,452	100.00%

General election

Results

1954 United States Senate election in Texas^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent)	538,417	84.59%
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	95,033	14.93%
	Constitution	Fred T. Spangler	3,025	0.48%
Total votes			2,253,784	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Dudley Tarlton Dougherty". Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
^ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117138/m1/523/
^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=751328
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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[1] "Dudley Tarlton Dougherty". Legislative Reference Library of Texas.

[2] ttps://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117138/m1/523/

[3] ttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=751328

[4] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[5] "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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Candidates

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Results

See also

References