1952 United States Senate election in Texas

1952 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas

← 1946 July 26, 1952 1957 (special) →
 
Nominee Price Daniel Lindley Beckworth E.W. Napier
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 940,770 285,842 70,132
Percentage 72.55% 22.04% 5.41%

County results[1]

Daniel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Beckworth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Tom Connally
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Price Daniel
Democratic

The 1952 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally did not run for re-election to a fifth term.

Attorney General Price Daniel won the open race to succeed him, defeating U.S. Representative Lindley Beckworth in the Democratic primary on July 26. Daniel was unopposed in the general election, as the Texas Republican Party chose to endorse the Democratic ticket for all but one statewide offices to maximize votes for their presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1954-1955". The Portal to Texas History. Texas State Historical Association. pp. 450–452. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Trying to bring in a Texas gusher". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1954-1955". The Portal to Texas History. Texas State Historical Association. p. 448. Retrieved July 9, 2022.