1918 United States Senate election in Texas
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The 1918 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a second term in office easily.
November 5, 1918
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County results[1] Sheppard: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Flanagan: 50â60% 60â70% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 155,178 | 86.69% | ||
| Republican | J. Webster Flanagan | 22,214 | 12.41% | ||
| Socialist | M. A. Smith | 1,608 | 0.90% | ||
| Total votes | 179,000 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||