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.[2]
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.
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.[2]
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.