The 1942 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel was re-elected to a second term.
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 County Results[1] O'Daniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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O'Daniel, who had only been elected to the seat in a special election the year before, narrowly fended off a primary challenge from former Governor James V. Allred. He won the general election with only nominal opposition. The Republican Party, now at its nadir in the state, did field a token candidate but did not factor in the election.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- James Burr V Allred, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and former Governor (1935–39)
- Daniel Moody, former Governor of Texas (1927–31)
- W. Lee O'Daniel, incumbent Senator since 1941
- Floyd Ryan
Declined
edit- Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Representative and candidate for US Senate in 1941 (ran for re-election)[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 475,541 | 48.34% | |
| Democratic | James Burr V Allred | 317,501 | 32.28% | |
| Democratic | Dan Moody | 178,471 | 18.14% | |
| Democratic | Floyd E. Ryan | 12,213 | 1.24% | |
| Total votes | 983,726 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 451,359 | 51.03% | |
| Democratic | James Burr V Allred | 433,203 | 48.97% | |
| Total votes | 884,562 | 100.00% | ||
General election
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| O'Daniel 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | No vote |
O'Daniel won every county in the state with over 65% of the vote. Callahan and Denton 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.[6]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 260,629 | 94.90% | ||
| Republican | Dudley Lawson | 12,064 | 4.39% | ||
| People's Unity | Charles L. Somerville | 1,934 | 0.70% | ||
| Total votes | 274,627 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Texas State Historical Association (1943). "Texas Almanac, 1943-1944". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. pp. 253–255. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Caro, Robert (1990). The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc. pp. 19–34. ISBN 0-394-52835-2.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 25, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Runoff – August 22, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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