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Ninth Time Texans Elected Senator Under the 17th Amendment
Texas voters have elected U S Senators by direct vote since the 17th Amendment. The piece traces primary battles and general elections from 1912 to 1940, detailing figures for Culberson Sheppard Connally Mayfield and others, noting campaign eras and outcomes in Texas.
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Texas
United States
Congress
Charles A. Culberson
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Bailey
Morris Sheppard
J. F. Wolters
Houston
C. B. Randell
Sherman
Matt Zollner
Sheppard
Colquitt
R. M. Johnston
Voice of the People
Congressman Sheppard
Senator Johnston
Culberson
M. A. Smith
Earl B. Mayfield
James E. Ferguson
Cullen F. Thomas
Clarence Ousley
R. L. Henry
Sterling P. Strong
Mayfield
Ferguson
George E. B. Peddy
Fred W. Davis
John F. Maddox
T. M. Kennerly
Tom Connally
Marlin
Thomas L. Blanton
Abilene
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Walker County
Jeff McLemore
Laredo
Alvin Owsley
Dallas
Connally
Kennerly
John Rust
David Curran
C. A. Mitchner
Sherwood
D. J. Haesly
C. O. Harris
San Angelo
Guy L. Smith
W. A. Berry
Joseph W. Bailey
Guy B. Fisher
San Augustine
U. S. Goen
W. B. Starr
L. C. Keel
Joe
H. Eagle
Bland Lake
Joseph H. Price
Fort Worth
Richard C. Bush
Waco
J. Edward Glenn
Meridian
Carlos G. Watson
W. B
George Shannon
Amarillo
Homer Brooks