1942 United States Senate election in Texas
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1942 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas
| country = Texas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas
| previous_year = 1941 (special)
| next_election = 1948 United States Senate election in Texas
| next_year = 1948
| election_date = August 22, 1942
| image1 = File:W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, 1939 (cropped) (3x4).jpg
| nominee1 = Pappy O'Daniel
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 451,359
| percentage1 = 51.03%
| image2 = James Allred.png
| nominee2 = James Burr V Allred
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 433,203
| percentage2 = 48.97%
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Pappy O'Daniel
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Pappy O'Daniel
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| map_image = Texas U.S. Senate Democratic primary runoff, 1942.svg
| map_caption = County Results{{Cite web |last=Texas State Historical Association|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=1943 |title=Texas Almanac, 1943-1944 |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117165/m1/261/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Portal to Texas History |pages=253–255 |language=English}}
O'Daniel: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Allred: {{legend0|#5bc75b|50–60%}} {{legend0|#41b742|60–70%}} {{legend0|#309a30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#217821|80–90%}} {{legend0|#165016|>90%}}
No vote: {{legend0|#656565|}}
}}
{{Elections in Texas sidebar}}
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.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- James Burr V Allred, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and former Governor (1935–39)
- Daniel Moody, former Governor of Texas (1927–31)
- W. Lee O'Daniel, incumbent Senator since 1941
- Floyd Ryan
= Declined =
- Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Representative and candidate for US Senate in 1941 (ran for re-election){{Cite book|last=Caro|first=Robert|title=The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent|title-link=Means of Ascent|publisher=Alfred A. Knopf Inc.|year=1990|isbn=0-394-52835-2|location=New York|pages=19–34}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431026|title=Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 25, 1942|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent)
|votes = 475,541
|percentage = 48.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James Burr V Allred
|votes =317,501
|percentage = 32.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Moody
|votes = 178,471
|percentage = 18.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Floyd E. Ryan
|votes = 12,213
|percentage = 1.24%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 983,726
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Runoff=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431028|title=Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Runoff – August 22, 1942|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent)
|votes = 451,359
|percentage = 51.03%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James Burr V Allred
|votes = 433,203
|percentage = 48.97%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 884,562
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
[[File:1942 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg|thumb|General election results by county.{{Cite book |last1=Heard |first1=Alexander |title=Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 |last2=Strong |first2=Donald |publisher=University of Alabama Press |year=1950 |isbn=9780836955248 |pages=179–181}} {{col-begin}}
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O'Daniel
{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}
{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}
{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}
{{legend|#0D0596|>90%}}
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No vote
{{legend|#656565|}}
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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.{{Cite book |last1=Heard |first1=Alexander |title=Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 |last2=Strong |first2=Donald |publisher=University of Alabama Press |year=1950 |isbn=9780836955248 |pages=132–133}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1942 U.S. Senate election in Texas{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=1943 |title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1942election.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30401|title=Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1942|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pappy O'Daniel (incumbent)
|votes = 260,629
|percentage = 94.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dudley Lawson
|votes = 12,064
|percentage = 4.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = People's Unity
|candidate = Charles L. Somerville
|votes = 1,934
|percentage = 0.70%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 274,627
|percentage = 100.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}