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1954 United States Senate election in Texas 
Summary
The 1954 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.
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 Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Watson: 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Dudley Dougherty, State Representative from Beeville[1]
- Lyndon Baines Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1949
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 883,264 | 71.38% | |
| Democratic | Dudley Dougherty | 354,188 | 28.62% | |
| Total votes | 1,237,452 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 538,417 | 84.59% | ||
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 95,033 | 14.93% | ||
| Constitution | Fred T. Spangler | 3,025 | 0.48% | ||
| Total votes | 636,475 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dudley Tarlton Dougherty". Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
- ^ "Texas Almanac, 1956-1957". 1955.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 24, 1954".
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Kingston, Mike; Attlesey, Sam; Crawford, Mary G. (1992). The Texas Almanac's Political History of Texas (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: Eakin Press. pp. 150–153. ISBN 089015855X.
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