1952 United States Senate election in Texas
The 1952 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally did not run for re-election to a fifth term.
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Attorney General Price Daniel won the open race to succeed him, defeating U.S. Representative Lindley Beckworth in the Democratic primary on July 26. Daniel was unopposed in the general election, as the Texas Republican Party chose to endorse the Democratic ticket for all state offices to maximize votes for their presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lindley Beckworth, U.S. Representative from Tyler
- Price Daniel, Attorney General of Texas
- E.W. Napier
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Price Daniel | 940,770 | 72.55% | |
| Democratic | Lindley Beckworth | 285,842 | 22.04% | |
| Democratic | E. W. Napier | 70,132 | 5.41% | |
| Total votes | 1,296,744 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Price Daniel | 1,425,007 | 75.19% |  13.32 | |
| Republican | Price Daniel | 469,594 | 24.78% |  13.29 | |
| Independent | Price Daniel | 591 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Total | Price Daniel | 1,895,192 | 100.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,895,192 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 26, 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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