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.[2]
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County Results[1] Culberson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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This was the first U.S. Senate election in Texas held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, which required all Senators be elected by a direct popular vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 119,598 | 29.95% | |
Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 87,421 | 21.89% | |
Democratic | Samuel Palmer Brooks | 78,641 | 19.69% | |
Democratic | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | 65,721 | 16.46% | |
Democratic | Robert Lee Henry | 37,725 | 9.45% | |
Democratic | John Davis | 9,924 | 2.49% | |
Democratic | G. W. Riddle | 335 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 399,366 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 163,182 | 63.43% | |
Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 94,098 | 36.57% | |
Total votes | 257,280 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
Socialist | Thomas A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
Prohibition | Edward H. Conibear | 2,319 | 0.62% | |
Total votes | 372,758 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |