1916 United States Senate election in Texas
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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.
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.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- S.P. Brooks
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell, former Governor of Texas (1907–11)
- Oscar Branch Colquitt, former Governor of Texas (1911–15)
- Charles Allen Culberson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1899
- John Davis
- Robert Lee Henry, U.S. Representative from Waco
- G. W. Riddle
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 119,598 | 29.95% | |
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 87,421 | 21.89% | |
| Democratic | S. P. 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% | ||
Runoff[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 163,182 | 63.43% | |
| Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 94,098 | 36.57% | |
| Total votes | 257,280 | 100.00% | ||
General election[]
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
| Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
| Socialist | F.A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
| Prohibition | F. H. Combeau | 2,319 | 0.62% | |
| Total votes | 372,758 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 22, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – August 26, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1917). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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