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  TX US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Texas > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1957 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 02, 1957 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 02, 1957 - 11:00pm
Term Start April 29, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker August 06, 2003 11:57am
Data Sources
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Price Daniel.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1952
NameM. Price Daniel Votes1,895,192 (100.00%)
Term01/03/1953 - 01/03/1959 Margin1,895,192 (+100.00%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Ralph W. Yarborough Rep. Martin Dies, Jr. Thad Hutcheson Searcy Bracewell James P. Hart Commissioner of Agriculture John C. White Ralph W. Hammonds
PartyDemocratic Democratic Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes364,605 (38.09%) 290,803 (30.38%) 219,591 (22.94%) 33,384 (3.49%) 19,739 (2.06%) 11,876 (1.24%) 2,372 (0.25%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -73,802 (-7.71%) -145,014 (-15.15%) -331,221 (-34.60%) -344,866 (-36.02%) -352,729 (-36.85%) -362,233 (-37.84%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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D Charles W. Hill
IndP 6921
Laf-W Craverguy
D J. Cal Courtney
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Elmer Adams M. T. Banks Frank G. Cortez Charles W. Hill Jacob Bergolofsky J. Cal Courtney Hugh Wilson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2,228 (0.23%) 2,153 (0.23%) 1,350 (0.14%) 1,025 (0.11%) 890 (0.09%) 879 (0.09%) 851 (0.09%)
Margin-362,377 (-37.85%) -362,452 (-37.86%) -363,255 (-37.95%) -363,580 (-37.98%) -363,715 (-37.99%) -363,726 (-38.00%) -363,754 (-38.00%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name J. Perrin Willis Charles O. Foerster, Jr. Curtis Ford R. Waire Currin John C. Burns H. J. Antoine H. Frank Connally
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Democratic
Votes817 (0.09%) 776 (0.08%) 767 (0.08%) 646 (0.07%) 600 (0.06%) 576 (0.06%) 514 (0.05%)
Margin-363,788 (-38.00%) -363,829 (-38.01%) -363,838 (-38.01%) -363,959 (-38.02%) -364,005 (-38.02%) -364,029 (-38.03%) -364,091 (-38.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Walter S. McNutt Clyde R. Orms
PartyDemocratic Democratic
Votes500 (0.05%) 356 (0.04%)
Margin-364,105 (-38.03%) -364,249 (-38.05%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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