1916 United States Senate election in Texas
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.
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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 | % | |
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| Democratic | Charles Allen Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
| Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
| Socialist | F. A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
| Prohibition | F. H. Combeau | 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.
- "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.
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