1946 United States Senate election in Texas

1946 United States Senate election in Texas
	November 5, 1946
	County Results; Connally: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Sells: 50–60%; No vote:
U.S. senator before election; Tom Connally; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Tom Connally; Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his fourth term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
Arlon Barton Davis, perennial candidate and son of former U.S. Representative James "Cyclone" Davis
Floyd E. Ryan
Terrell Sledge
Charles L. Somerville

Results

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	823,818	75.40%
	Democratic	Floyd E. Ryan	85,292	7.81%
	Democratic	Arlon Barton Davis	74,252	6.80%
	Democratic	Terrell Sledge	66,947	6.13%
	Democratic	Charles L. Somerville	42,290	3.87%
Total votes			1,092,599	100.00%

General election

Results

1946 United States Senate election in Texas^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	336,931	88.51%	7.73
	Republican	Murray C. Sells	43,750	11.49%	13.29
Total votes			380,681	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9780836955248. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[1] Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9780836955248. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[2] "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[3] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[4] "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References