1941 United States Senate special election in Texas
January 01, 1970
The 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on June 28, 1941 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Morris Sheppard, who died in office on April 9. Interim Senator Andrew Jackson Houston did not run for re-election and died only two days before the election. The race was won by Governor Pappy O'Daniel with a plurality of the vote; no majority was required.
1941 United States Senate special election in Texas
In April 1941, incumbent Senator Morris Sheppard died in office. Governor Pappy O'Daniel appointed Andrew Jackson Houston to fill the seat until a successor could be duly elected, with the election scheduled for June 28. The winner finished Sheppard's term ending in 1943.
Houston did not run to complete the term, only serving as a placeholder for Governor O'Daniel. He died in office only two days before the election.
1941, united, states, senate, special, election, texas, held, june, 1941, complete, unexpired, term, senator, morris, sheppard, died, office, april, interim, senator, andrew, jackson, houston, election, died, only, days, before, election, race, governor, pappy. The 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on June 28 1941 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Morris Sheppard who died in office on April 9 Interim Senator Andrew Jackson Houston did not run for re election and died only two days before the election The race was won by Governor Pappy O Daniel with a plurality of the vote no majority was required 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas 1936 June 28 1941 1942 Nominee Pappy O Daniel Lyndon B Johnson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 175 590 174 279 Percentage 30 49 30 26 Nominee Gerald Mann Martin Dies Jr Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 140 807 80 653 Percentage 24 45 14 01 County results a 1 Congressional district results a O Daniel 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 Johnson 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 gt 90 Mann 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 Dies 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Andrew Jackson Houston Democratic Elected U S Senator Pappy O Daniel Democratic O Daniel very narrowly defeated U S Representative Lyndon B Johnson who won the seat after O Daniel s retirement in 1948 Contents 1 Background 2 Candidates 2 1 Major candidates 2 1 1 Minor candidates 3 Results 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground editIn April 1941 incumbent Senator Morris Sheppard died in office Governor Pappy O Daniel appointed Andrew Jackson Houston to fill the seat until a successor could be duly elected with the election scheduled for June 28 The winner finished Sheppard s term ending in 1943 Houston did not run to complete the term only serving as a placeholder for Governor O Daniel He died in office only two days before the election Candidates editMajor candidates edit Martin Dies Jr U S Representative from Lufkin and Chair of the House Un American Activities Committee Lyndon B Johnson U S Representative from Gillespie County Gerald Mann Attorney General of Texas 2 Pappy O Daniel Governor of Texas Minor candidates edit None of these candidates received more than 0 30 of the popular vote Joseph C Bean John R Brinkley Homer Brooks E A Calvin Arlon Barton Cyclone Davis Politte Elvins Guy B Fisher Enoch Fletcher W E Gilliland A E Harding Basil Muse Hatfield Robert Grammer Head O F Heath Sr Bubba Hicks W R Jones W W Cap King Starl G Newsome Jr Floyd E Ryan Walter A Schulz Charles L Somerville Joe Thompson Edwin Waller III W C Welch John C Williams All of these candidates were Democrats except Evans Republican Fletcher Republican Jones Independent and Brooks Communist Results edit1941 U S Senate special election 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pappy O Daniel 175 590 30 49 Democratic Lyndon B Johnson 174 279 30 26 Democratic Gerald Mann 140 807 24 45 Democratic Martin Dies Jr 80 653 14 01 Various Minor candidates 4 548 0 79 Total votes 575 877 100 00 See also edit1941 United States Senate electionsNotes edit a b Among the top 4 candidatesReferences edit Texas State Historical Association 1943 Texas Almanac 1943 1944 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News pp 259 260 Retrieved June 20 2022 Let Conscience Be Your Guide Friends of Gerald C Mann Corpus Christi Caller Times June 25 1941 Retrieved February 18 2022 TX US Senate Special Election OurCampaigns com Retrieved December 1 2020 nbsp This Texas elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas amp oldid 1197054130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
