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  TX US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Texas > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline June 00, 1941 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 28, 1941 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 28, 1941 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start August 04, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 03, 2019 04:09pm
Data SourcesSouthern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (O'Daniel, Johnson, Mann, Dies) and Brownsville Herald, 6/15/1941 (rest)
Description Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Morris Sheppard.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/21/1941
NameAndrew Jackson Houston Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/21/1941 - 06/26/1941 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1942
NameWilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel Votes260,629 (94.90%)
Term01/03/1943 - 01/03/1949 Margin248,565 (+90.51%)
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Name Gov. Wilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson Attorney General Gerald C. Mann Rep. Martin Dies, Jr. Samuel N. Morris Joseph "Joe" Thompson St. Rep. Politte Elvins
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican
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Uncertified Votes 175,590 (30.49%) 174,279 (30.26%) 140,807 (24.45%) 80,653 (14.01%) 1,654 (0.29%) 429 (0.07%) 273 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,311 (-0.23%) -34,783 (-6.04%) -94,937 (-16.49%) -173,936 (-30.20%) -175,161 (-30.42%) -175,317 (-30.44%)
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Name W. R. Jones Joseph C. Bean W. W. "Cap" King Arlon Barton "Cyclone" Davis Guy B. Fisher John C. Williams W. E. Gilliland
PartyIndependent Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 257 (0.05%) 242 (0.04%) 238 (0.04%) 174 (0.03%) 141 (0.02%) 128 (0.02%) 96 (0.02%)
Margin-175,333 (-30.45%) -175,348 (-30.45%) -175,352 (-30.45%) -175,416 (-30.46%) -175,449 (-30.47%) -175,462 (-30.47%) -175,494 (-30.47%)
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