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1928 United States Senate election in Texas
Nominee
Tom Connally
T.M. Kennerly
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
566,139
129,910
Percentage
81.24%
18.64%
U.S. senator before election
Earle Mayfield
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Tom Connally
Democratic
The 1928 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Earle Mayfield ran for re-election to a second term, but lost the Democratic primary to U.S. Representative Tom Connally . Connally went on to easily win the general election.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Thomas L. Blanton , U.S. Representative from Albany
Tom Connally , U.S. Representative from Marlin
Minnie Fisher Cunningham , suffragette and Executive Secretary of the League of Women Voters
Earle B. Mayfield , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
A. Jeff McLemore , newspaper publisher, former U.S. Representative representing Texas at-large, and State Representative from Corpus Christi (1892–96)
Alvin M. Owsley , attorney and former National Commander of the American Legion
Results [ ]
Runoff [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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