1942 United States Senate election in Texas

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1942 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas

← 1941 (special) August 22, 1942 1948 →
 
Nominee Pappy O'Daniel James Burr V Allred
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 451,359 433,203
Percentage 51.03% 48.97%

County Results[1]

O'Daniel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Allred:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

No vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Pappy O'Daniel
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Pappy O'Daniel
Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declined[edit]

Results[edit]

1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
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]

1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[4]
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[edit]

General election results by county.[5]

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]

1942 U.S. Senate election in Texas[7][8]
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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 25, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Runoff – August 22, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9780836955248.
  6. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.