1916 United States Senate election in Texas

1916 United States Senate election in Texas
November 7, 1916
 
Nominee Charles Culberson Alex W. Atcheson Thomas A. Hickey
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 303,035 48,788 18,616
Percentage 81.30% 13.09% 4.99%
County Results

Culberson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Atcheson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

No vote:      
U.S. senator before election

Charles Culberson
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Charles Culberson
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson was re-elected to a fourth term in office. Culberson survived a challenge from former Governor Oscar Colquitt in the Democratic primary, then easily won the general election. He was challenged by Republican Alex W. Atcheson and Socialist Thomas Hickey, publisher of The Rebel.

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.

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