1966 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1961 United States Senate special election in Texas 1961 (special) 1972 United States Senate election in Texas 1972 November 8, 1966 150x150px John Tower (R-TX) (croppedmore).jpg John Tower Republican Party (US) 842,501 56.42% Waggoner Carr.jpg Waggoner Carr Democratic Party (US) 643,855 43.12% 1966 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 310px County resultsTower: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Carr: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Tie #D2B1D9 40–50% U.S. Senator John Tower Republican Party (US) John Tower Republican Party (US) The 1966 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Attorney General of Texas Waggoner Carr. Tower became the first Republican ever reelected to the Senate from Texas or any former Confederate state. Democratic primary Candidates Waggoner Carr, Attorney General of Texas John R. Willoughby, resident of Houston Results 1966 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryUS Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=751689 OurCampaigns.com June 17, 2020 Waggoner Carr Democratic Party (US) 899,523 79.88% John R. Willoughby Democratic Party (US) 226,598 20.12% 1,126,121 100.00% General election Candidates John G. Tower, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1961 Waggoner Carr, Attorney General of Texas and Democratic challenger Results 1966 United States Senate election in Texashttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7072 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966 Republican Party (US) John Tower (Incumbent) 841,501 56.39% Democratic Party (US) Waggoner Carr 643,855 43.15% #E888FF Constitution James Baker Holland 6,778 0.45% 45 0.00% 197,646 13.24% 1,492,179 Republican Party (US) References Texas 1966 Category:1966 Texas elections