1930 United States Senate election in Texas

1930 United States Senate election in Texas
	County Results; Sheppard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Haesly: 50–60% 60–70%; No vote:
U.S. senator before election; Morris Sheppard; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Morris Sheppard; Democratic

The 1930 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1930.^[2] Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fourth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert Lee Henry, former U.S. Representative from Waco
C. A. Mitchner
Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Texas^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	526,293	71.06%
	Democratic	Robert Lee Henry	174,260	23.53%
	Democratic	C. A. Mitchner	40,130	5.42%
Total votes			740,683	100.00%

General election

Sixteen 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.^[4]

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Texas^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	266,550	86.91%	1.51
	Republican	Doran J. Haesly	39,047	12.73%	1.87
	Socialist	Guy L. Smith	808	0.26%	N/A
	Communist	W.A. Berry	296	0.10%	N/A
Total votes			306,701	100.00%
	Democratic hold

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1930 United States Senate election in Texas

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

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