1922 United States Senate election in Texas
The 1922 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson ran for re-election to a fifth term, but lost the Democratic primary. A runoff between former Governor Pa Ferguson and Railroads Commissioner Earle Bradford Mayfield was held, which resulted in a victory for Mayfield.
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Mayfield went on to easily win the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charles Allen Culberson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1899
- James E. "Pa" Ferguson, former Governor of Texas (1915–17)
- Robert Lee Henry, former U.S. Representative from Waco (1897–1917)
- Earle Bradford Mayfield, member of the Railroad Commission of Texas and former State Senator from Tyler
- Cullen F. Thomas, Dallas attorney[1]
- Charles Ousley
- Sterling P. Strong, traveling salesman and former Montague County Clerk
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earle B. Mayfield | 153,538 | 26.78% | |
| Democratic | Pa Ferguson | 127,071 | 22.16% | |
| Democratic | Charles Culberson (incumbent) | 99,635 | 17.38% | |
| Democratic | Cullen F. Thomas | 88,026 | 15.35% | |
| Democratic | Charles Ousley | 62,451 | 10.89% | |
| Democratic | Robert Lee Henry | 41,567 | 7.25% | |
| Democratic | Sterling P. Strong | 1,085 | 0.19% | |
| Total votes | 573,373 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earle B. Mayfield | 273,308 | 54.44% | |
| Democratic | Pa Ferguson | 228,701 | 45.56% | |
| Total votes | 502,009 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earle B. Mayfield | 264,260 | 66.90% |  14.40 | |
| Republican | George Peddy | 130,744 | 33.10% |  20.01 | |
| Total votes | 395,004 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "Obituary: Cullen F. Thomas". The New York Times. 9 Dec 1938. p. 25.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 22, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – August 26, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1923). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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