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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Texas (District 17)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
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(House elections)

Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Sam Russell
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 45,456100.0% 00.0% 45,456 45,456
Total R vote: 0 (0.0%)      Total D vote: 45,456 (100.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Clyde Garrett* 20,481 36.1%
2   Sam Russell 16,733 29.5%
3   Otin Mills 9,069 16.0%
4   Thomas Blanton 9,041 15.9%
5   Joe Sheppard 1,407 2.5%
TOTAL VOTES 56,731  
Democrat Runoff
1   Sam Russell 27,715 53.2%
2   Clyde Garrett* 24,424 46.8%