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County Results
[1] O'Daniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Texas |
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Government |
The 1942 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel was re-elected to a second term.
O'Daniel, who had only been elected to the seat in a special election the year before, narrowly fended off a primary challenge from former Governor James V. Allred. He won the general election with only nominal opposition. The Republican Party, now at its nadir in the state, did field a token candidate but did not factor in the election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 475,541 | 48.34% | |
Democratic | James Burr V Allred | 317,501 | 32.28% | |
Democratic | Dan Moody | 178,471 | 18.14% | |
Democratic | Floyd E. Ryan | 12,213 | 1.24% | |
Total votes | 983,726 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 451,359 | 51.03% | |
Democratic | James Burr V Allred | 433,203 | 48.97% | |
Total votes | 884,562 | 100.00% |
O'Daniel 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | No vote |
O'Daniel won every county in the state with over 65% of the vote. Callahan and Denton counties failed to report their results to the Texas Secretary of State in time to be canvassed, so their results are not included in the official vote totals. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent) | 260,629 | 94.90% | ||
Republican | Dudley Lawson | 12,064 | 4.39% | ||
People's Unity | Charles L. Somerville | 1,934 | 0.70% | ||
Total votes | 274,627 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |