The 1928 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Earle Mayfield ran for re-election to a second term.
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Thomas Terry Connally was an American politician who represented Texas in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. House of
1928 United States Senate election in Texas
…for re-election to a second term. Mayfield drew several primary challengers, including former governor Oscar Branch Colquitt and U.S. Representatives Tom Connally and Thomas L. Blanton. The candidates ran on issues such as public utilities, transportation infrastructure, immigration, and agriculture, as well as…
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Connally (next to Roosevelt) holding a watch to fix the exact time of the declaration of war against Germany (3:05 PM E.S.T. on December 11, 1941)