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1936 United States Senate election in Texas
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1936 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Texas 1930 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas 1941 (special) November 3, 1936 x150px File:SHEPPARD, MORRIS. SENATOR LCCN2016862554 (cropped).jpg Morris Sheppard Democratic Party (United States) 774,975 92.56% File:3x4.svg Carlos Watson Republican Party (United States) 59,491 7.11% U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard Democratic Party (United States) Morris Sheppard Democratic Party (United States) 1936 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg County resultsHeard Alexander Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 Strong Donald University of Alabama Press 1950 9780836955248 174–177
Sheppard: #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Watson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60%#656565ff No votes
The 1936 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fifth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Richard C. Bush
Joe Eagle, U.S. Representative from Houston
Guy B. Fisher
J. Ed Glenn
Joseph H. Price
Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913
Results
1936 United States Senate election in Texashttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431025 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936
Democratic Party (United States)
Morris Sheppard (incumbent)
616,293
64.56%
Democratic Party (United States)
Joe Eagle
136,718
14.32%
Democratic Party (United States)
Guy B. Fisher
89,215
9.35%
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph H. Price
45,919
4.81%
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard C. Bush
37,842
3.96%
Democratic Party (United States)
J. Ed Glenn
28,641
3.00%
954,628
100.00%
N/A
General election
Results
1936 United States Senate election in TexasClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1937 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1936election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30403 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1936 www.ourcampaigns.com
Democratic Party (United States)
Morris Sheppard (incumbent)
774,975
92.56%
5.65
Republican Party (United States)
Carlos G. Watson
59,491
7.11%
5.62
Union Party (United States)
Gertrude Wilson
1,836
0.22%
N/A
Socialist Party (United States)
William Burr Starr
958
0.11%
0.15
837,260
100.00%
N/A
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1936 United States Senate elections
References
Texas
1936
Senate