The 1916 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent
Democratic
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U.S. Senator
Charles Culberson
Charles Allen Culberson (June 10, 1855March 19, 1925) was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st Governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899, and as a United States senator from Texas from 1899 to 1923.
Early life and educati ...
was re-elected to a fourth term in office. Culberson survived a challenge from former Governor
Oscar Colquitt
Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was the 25th Governor of Texas from January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Gov. Colquitt defended the actions of the Texas Rangers who alle ...
in the Democratic primary, then easily won the general election.
This was the first U.S. Senate election in Texas held after the passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment, which required all Senators be elected by a direct popular vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*S.P. Brooks
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Thomas Mitchell Campbell, former Governor of Texas (1907–11)
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Oscar Branch Colquitt
Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was the 25th Governor of Texas from January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Gov. Colquitt defended the actions of the Texas Rangers who alle ...
, former Governor of Texas (1911–15)
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Charles Allen Culberson
Charles Allen Culberson (June 10, 1855March 19, 1925) was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st Governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899, and as a United States senator from Texas from 1899 to 1923.
Early life and educati ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1899
*John Davis
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Robert Lee Henry, U.S. Representative from
Waco
*G. W. Riddle
Results
Runoff
General election
Results
See also
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1916 United States Senate elections
The 1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats.
Senate Party Division, 65th Congress (1917–1919)
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References
Texas
1916
Events
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January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
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Senate
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