1928 United States Senate election in Texas
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.
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earle B. Mayfield (incumbent) | 200,246 | 29.66% | |
| Democratic | Tom Connally | 178,091 | 26.38% | |
| Democratic | Alvin M. Owsley | 131,755 | 19.52% | |
| Democratic | Thomas L. Blanton | 126,758 | 18.78% | |
| Democratic | Minnie Fisher Cunningham | 28,944 | 4.29% | |
| Democratic | A. Jeff McLemore | 9,244 | 1.37% | |
| Total votes | 675,038 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Connally | 320,071 | 55.39% | |
| Democratic | Earle B. Mayfield (incumbent) | 257,747 | 44.61% | |
| Total votes | 577,818 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Connally | 566,139 | 81.24% |  14.34 | |
| Republican | T.M. Kennerly | 129,910 | 18.64% |  14.46 | |
| Socialist | David Curran | 690 | 0.10% | N/A | |
| Communist | John Rust | 114 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 696,853 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – August 25, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1929). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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