1916 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1916 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in Texas 1911 1922 United States Senate election in Texas 1922 November 7, 1916 File:Charles Allen Culberson.jpg 150x150px Charles Culberson Democratic Party (United States) 303,035 81.30% File:3x4.svg Alex W. Atcheson Republican Party (United States) 48,788 13.09% U.S. Senator Charles Culberson Democratic Party (United States) Charles Culberson Democratic Party (United States) 1916 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg County resultsBartlett C. J. https://books.google.com/books?id=nNdLAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA3 Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers 1917 Austin, Texas 48–51 enCulberson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Atcheson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #c21b18 80–90%#656565ff No votes File:3x4.svg Thomas A. Hickey Socialist Party (US) 18,616 4.99% The 1916 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson was re-elected to a fourth term in office. Culberson survived a challenge from former Governor Oscar Colquitt in the Democratic primary, then easily won the general election. He was challenged by Republican Alex W. Atcheson and Socialist Thomas Hickey, publisher of The Rebel.Boyd Steven Smith David 2007 Thomas Hickey, the Rebel, and Civil Liberties in Wartime Texas Thomas Hickey, the Rebel, and Civil Liberties in Wartime Texas https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2500&context=ethj East Texas Historical Journal 45 1 43 This was the first US Senate election in Texas held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, which required all Senators be elected by a direct popular vote. Culberson's runoff performance was the largest for a second-place finisher in a US Senate primary in Texas until Ken Paxton's performance in 2026.Ostermeier Eric May 27, 2026 Ken Paxton and a Review of Texas US Senate Primary Runoffs https://smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu/2026/05/27/ken-paxton-and-a-review-of-texas-us-senate-primary-runoffs/ May 31, 2026 Smart Politics en-US Democratic primary Candidates Samuel Palmer Brooks, president of Baylor University and the Texas Baptist General Convention Thomas Mitchell Campbell, former Governor of Texas (1907–11) Oscar Branch Colquitt, former Governor of Texas (1911–15) Charles Allen Culberson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1899 John Davis Robert Lee Henry, U.S. Representative from Waco G. W. Riddle Results 1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431031 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 22, 1916 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Oscar Branch Colquitt 119,598 29.95% Democratic Party (United States) Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) 87,421 21.89% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Palmer Brooks 78,641 19.69% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Mitchell Campbell 65,721 16.46% Democratic Party (United States) Robert Lee Henry 37,725 9.45% Democratic Party (United States) John Davis 9,924 2.49% Democratic Party (United States) G. W. Riddle 335 0.08% 399,366 100.00% Runoff 1916 Democratic U.S. Senate runoffhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431030 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – August 26, 1916 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) 163,182 63.43% Democratic Party (United States) Oscar Branch Colquitt 94,098 36.57% 257,280 100.00% General election Results 1916 United States Senate election in TexasClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1917 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1916 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1916election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36609 Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1916 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) 303,035 81.30% Republican Party (United States) Alex W. Atcheson 48,788 13.09% Socialist Party (United States) Thomas A. Hickey 18,616 4.99% Prohibition Party (United States) Edward H. Conibear 2,319 0.62% 372,758 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 United States Senate elections References Texas 1916 Senate