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The 1916 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson was re-elected to a fourth term in office. Culberson survived a challenge from former Governor Oscar Colquitt in the Democratic primary, then easily won the general election. He was challenged by Republican Alex W. Atcheson and Socialist Thomas Hickey, publisher of The Rebel.[2]
This was the first U.S. Senate election in Texas held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, which required all Senators be elected by a direct popular vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Samuel Palmer Brooks, president of Baylor University and the Texas Baptist General Convention
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell, former Governor of Texas (1907–11)
- Oscar Branch Colquitt, former Governor of Texas (1911–15)
- Charles Allen Culberson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1899
- John Davis
- Robert Lee Henry, U.S. Representative from Waco
- G. W. Riddle
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 119,598 | 29.95% | |
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 87,421 | 21.89% | |
| Democratic | Samuel Palmer Brooks | 78,641 | 19.69% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | 65,721 | 16.46% | |
| Democratic | Robert Lee Henry | 37,725 | 9.45% | |
| Democratic | John Davis | 9,924 | 2.49% | |
| Democratic | G. W. Riddle | 335 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 399,366 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 163,182 | 63.43% | |
| Democratic | Oscar Branch Colquitt | 94,098 | 36.57% | |
| Total votes | 257,280 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
| Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
| Socialist | Thomas A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
| Prohibition | Edward H. Conibear | 2,319 | 0.62% | |
| Total votes | 372,758 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Bartlett, C. J. (1917). Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State. Austin, Texas: A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers. pp. 48–51.
- ^ Boyd, Steven; Smith, David (2007). "Thomas Hickey, the Rebel, and Civil Liberties in Wartime Texas Thomas Hickey, the Rebel, and Civil Liberties in Wartime Texas". East Texas Historical Journal. 45 (1): 43.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 22, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – August 26, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1917). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com.