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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%

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. 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[1]
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

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Texas[2][3]
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. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431024
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.