1940 United States Senate election in Texas

1940 United States Senate election in Texas
	County Results; Connally: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; No vote:
U.S. senator before election; Tom Connally; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Tom Connally; Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his third term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.

Democratic primary

Candidates

A. P. Belcher
Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
Guy B. Fisher

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	923,219	84.83%
	Democratic	Guy B. Fisher	98,125	9.02%
	Democratic	A.P. Belcher	66,962	6.15%
Total votes			1,088,306	100.00%

General election

Twenty nine 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.^[3]

Results

1940 United States Senate election in Texas^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	978,095	94.24%	2.45
	Republican	George I. Shannon	59,340	5.72%	2.92
	Communist	Homer Brooks	408	0.04%	0.03
Total votes			1,037,843	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN 9780836955248.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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[results-1] Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN 9780836955248.

[2] "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[3] Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9780836955248.

[4] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[5] "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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1940 United States Senate election in Texas

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References