1942 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas Texas presidential no 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas 1941 (special) 1948 United States Senate election in Texas 1948 August 22, 1942 File:W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, 1939 (cropped) (3x4).jpg Pappy O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 451,359 51.03% James Allred.png James V. Allred Democratic Party (United States) 433,203 48.97% U.S. Senator Pappy O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) Pappy O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) Texas U.S. Senate Democratic primary runoff, 1942.svg County resultsTexas State Historical Association The Dallas Morning News 1943 Texas Almanac, 1943-1944 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117165/m1/261/ 2022-06-20 The Portal to Texas History 253–255 English O'Daniel: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Allred: #5bc75b 50–60% #41b742 60–70% #309a30 70–80% #217821 80–90% #165016 >90%#656565 No votes 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. 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 Candidates 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 Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Representative and candidate for US Senate in 1941 (ran for re-election)Caro Robert The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent Means of Ascent Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 1990 0-394-52835-2 New York 19–34 Results 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431026 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 25, 1942 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) 475,541 48.34% Democratic Party (United States) James Burr V Allred 317,501 32.28% Democratic Party (United States) Dan Moody 178,471 18.14% Democratic Party (United States) Floyd E. Ryan 12,213 1.24% 983,726 100.00% Runoff 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoffhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431028 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Runoff – August 22, 1942 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) 451,359 51.03% Democratic Party (United States) James Burr V Allred 433,203 48.97% 884,562 100.00% General election thumb|General election results by county.Heard Alexander Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 Strong Donald University of Alabama Press 1950 9780836955248 179–181 O'Daniel #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% No vote #656565 |224x224px 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.Heard Alexander Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 Strong Donald University of Alabama Press 1950 9780836955248 132–133 Results 1942 U.S. Senate election in TexasClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1943 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1942election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30401 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1942 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) 260,629 94.90% Republican Party (United States) Dudley Lawson 12,064 4.39% People's Unity Charles L. Somerville 1,934 0.70% 274,627 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1942 United States Senate elections References Texas 1942 Senate