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  TX US Senate - Special Primary
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Parents > United States > Texas > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1961 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1961 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1961 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start June 15, 1961 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1967 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH May 10, 2022 03:40pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin p631 and Texas Almanac, 1986-1987, p. 650

Election to fill the seat vacated by Lyndon Johnson when he became Vice President

Others is the write-in votes cast. Party affiliation of candidates was not listed on the ballot, party affiliation of candidates listed in cases where such affiliation is known.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1961
NameWilliam A. Blakley Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/03/1961 - 06/14/1961 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won05/27/1961
NameJohn G. Tower Votes448,217 (50.58%)
Term06/15/1961 - 01/03/1967 Margin10,343 (+1.17%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX US Senate - Special 05/27/1961

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name John G. Tower (I) Sen. William A. Blakley Rep. James C. Wright, Jr. Attorney General Will Wilson Maury Maverick, Jr. Henry B. Gonzalez Eristus Sams
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 327,308 (30.93%) 190,818 (18.03%) 171,328 (16.19%) 121,961 (11.53%) 104,992 (9.92%) 97,659 (9.23%) 4,490 (0.42%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -136,490 (-12.90%) -155,980 (-14.74%) -205,347 (-19.41%) -222,316 (-21.01%) -229,649 (-21.70%) -322,818 (-30.51%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Hugh Wilson Delbert E. Grandstaff Hoyt G. Wilson William L. Burlison Arthur Glover Martha Tredway Steve Nemecek
PartyDemocratic Democratic Independent Independent Democratic Democratic Independent
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Uncertified Votes 2,997 (0.28%) 2,959 (0.28%) 2,165 (0.21%) 1,695 (0.16%) 1,528 (0.14%) 1,227 (0.12%) 1,017 (0.10%)
Margin-324,311 (-30.65%) -324,349 (-30.65%) -325,143 (-30.73%) -325,613 (-30.77%) -325,780 (-30.79%) -326,081 (-30.82%) -326,291 (-30.84%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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