The 1966 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Attorney General of Texas Waggoner Carr. Tower became the first Republican ever reelected to the Senate from Texas or any former Confederate state.
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![]() County results Tower: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Waggoner Carr, Attorney General of Texas
- John R. Willoughby, resident of Houston
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Waggoner Carr | 899,523 | 79.88% | |
Democratic | John R. Willoughby | 226,598 | 20.12% | |
Total votes | 1,126,121 | 100.00% |
General election
editCandidates
edit- John G. Tower, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1961
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Tower (Incumbent) | 841,501 | 56.39% | |
Democratic | Waggoner Carr | 643,855 | 43.15% | |
Constitution | James Baker Holland | 6,778 | 0.45% | |
Write-in | All others | 45 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 197,646 | 13.24% | ||
Turnout | 1,492,179 | |||
Republican hold |
References
edit- ^ "US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966".