1918 United States Senate election in Texas

Summary

The 1918 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a second term in office easily.

1918 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →
 
Nominee Morris Sheppard Webster Flanagan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 155,178 22,214
Percentage 86.69% 12.41%

County Results[1]

Sheppard:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Flanagan:      50–60%      60–70%

No vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

General election edit

Results edit

1918 United States Senate election in Texas[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 155,178 86.69%
Republican J. Webster Flanagan 22,214 12.41%
Socialist M. A. Smith 1,608 0.90%
Total votes 179,000 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Howard, George F. (1919). Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State. Austin, Texas: A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers. pp. 27–28.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1919). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1918" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com.