Election Name: | 1936 United States Senate election in Texas |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 United States Senate election in Texas |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas |
Next Year: | 1941 (special) |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | File:SHEPPARD, MORRIS. SENATOR LCCN2016862554 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Morris Sheppard |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 774,975 |
Percentage1: | 92.56% |
Nominee2: | Carlos Watson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 59,491 |
Percentage2: | 7.11% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Morris Sheppard |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Morris Sheppard |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1936 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fifth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.