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Texas: U.S. Representatives, 1930s

U.S. Representatives from Texas, 1930-39 (may be incomplete!)

At-Large: Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. 1933-35 Sterling P. Strong 1933-35 George B. Terrell 1933-35
1st District: Wright Patman 1929-76
2nd District: John C. Box 1919-31 Martin Dies 1931-45
3rd District: Morgan G. Sanders 1921-39 Lindley Beckworth 1939-53
4th District: Sam Rayburn 1913-61
5th District: Hatton W. Sumners 1915-47
6th District: Luther A. Johnson 1923-46
7th District: Clay Stone Briggs 1919-33 Clark W. Thompson 1933-35 Nat Patton 1935-45
8th District: Daniel E. Garrett 1921-32 Joe H. Eagle 1933-37 Albert Thomas 1937-66
9th District: Joseph J. Mansfield 1917-47
10th District: James P. Buchanan 1913-37 Lyndon B. Johnson 1937-49
11th District: Oliver H. Cross 1929-37 William R. Poage 1937-78
12th District: Fritz G. Lanham 1919-47
13th District: Guinn Williams 1922-33 William D. McFarlane 1933-39 Ed Gossett 1939-51
14th District: Augustus McCloskey 1929-30 Harry M. Wurzbach 1930-31 Richard M. Kleberg 1931-45
15th District: John Nance Garner 1903-33 Milton H. West 1933-48
16th District: Claude B. Hudspeth 1919-31 R. Ewing Thomason 1931-47
17th District: Robert Q. Lee 1929-30 Thomas L. Blanton 1930-37 Clyde L. Garrett 1937-41
18th District: Marvin Jones 1919-41
19th District: George H. Mahon 1935-79
20th District: Maury Maverick 1935-39 Paul J. Kilday 1939-61
21st District: Charles L. South 1935-43

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

U.S. Representatives from Texas: Events and Candidates of the 1930's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Wright Patman (Dem), elected; Thomas A. Clarke (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Wright Patman (Dem), elected; A. O. Barker (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Wright Patman (Dem), elected; A. B. Gibbons, defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Wright Patman (Dem), elected; P. B. Gibbons (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Wright Patman (Dem), elected; Joe C. Hailey (Rep), defeated.
2nd District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Martin Dies (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Martin Dies (Dem), elected; J. H. Buchanan (Rep), defeated; John W. Connor (Liberty), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Martin Dies (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Martin Dies (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Martin Dies (Dem), elected unopposed.
3rd District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Morgan G. Sanders (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Morgan G. Sanders (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Morgan G. Sanders (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Morgan G. Sanders (Dem), elected; N. E. Hendrickson (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Lindley Beckworth (Dem), elected unopposed.
4th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Sam Rayburn (Dem), elected; Floyd Harry (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Sam Rayburn (Dem), elected; Floyd Harry (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Sam Rayburn (Dem), elected; Harry Floyd (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Sam Rayburn (Dem), elected; Ross E. Johnson (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Sam Rayburn (Dem), elected; Ross E. Johnson (Rep), defeated.
5th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Hatton W. Sumners (Dem), elected; Clinton S. Bailey (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Hatton W. Sumners (Dem), elected; George J. McManus (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Hatton W. Sumners (Dem), elected; Aubrey J. Roberts (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Hatton W. Sumners (Dem), elected; Dee C. Humphrey (Rep), defeated; J. W. Chandler, defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Hatton W. Sumners (Dem), elected; Heber Page (Rep), defeated; H. T. Healey, defeated.
6th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Luther A. Johnson (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Luther A. Johnson (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Luther A. Johnson (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Luther A. Johnson (Dem), elected; C. David Thompson (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Luther A. Johnson (Dem), elected unopposed.
7th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Clay Stone Briggs (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Clay Stone Briggs (Dem), elected; Art J. Long (Rep), defeated.
- 1933 Apr 29: Clay Stone Briggs, died in office.
- 1933 Jun 24: Clark W. Thompson (Dem), elected; James D. Pickett (Dem), defeated; Nat Patton (Dem), defeated; Theodore B. Stubbs (Dem), defeated; R. E. Biggs (Dem), defeated; Jake B. Clegg (Dem), defeated; Julian Greer (Dem), defeated; Thomas H. Dent (Rep), defeated; Nail Colson (Dem), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Nat Patton (Dem), elected; Dudley B. Lawson (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Nat Patton (Dem), elected; O. J. Read (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Nat Patton (Dem), elected unopposed.
8th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Daniel E. Garrett (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Daniel E. Garrett (Dem), elected; William E. Lang (Rep), defeated; J. W. McDonald (Liberty), defeated.
- 1932 Dec 13: Daniel E. Garrett, died in office.
- 1933 Jan 28: Joe H. Eagle (Dem), elected; Chester H. Bryan (Dem), defeated; Robert L. Cole (Dem), defeated; Charles Murphy (Dem), defeated; Allen V. Peden (Dem), defeated; Mrs. W. Ray Scruggs (Dem), defeated; J. Dixie Smith (Dem), defeated; Clarence A. Miller (Rep), defeated; Ellis G. Binford (Dem), defeated; E. A. Dunman (Dem), defeated; Edgar Soule (Dem), defeated; J. E. Gibson (Dem), defeated; C. D. Little (Dem), defeated; W. W. Jackson (Dem), defeated; A. Judson Henderson (Dem), defeated; Franklin P. Davis (Dem), defeated; John Nissing (Dem), defeated; William M. Rudersdorf (Dem), defeated; Carlton Moore (Dem), defeated; Rob R. Nichols (Dem), defeated; Chester Rogers (Dem), defeated; T. E. Barlow (Dem), defeated; Virgil E. Arnold (Dem), defeated; J. P. Gillen (Dem), defeated; Robert W. Castleberry (Dem), defeated; Thomas C. Turnley (Dem), defeated.
- 1933 Jan 28: Joe H. Eagle (Dem), elected; Chester H. Bryan (Dem), defeated; Robert L. Cole (Dem), defeated; Charles Murphy (Dem), defeated; Allen V. Peden (Dem), defeated; Mrs. W. Ray Scruggs (Dem), defeated; Clarence A. Miller (Rep), defeated; J. Dixie Smith (Dem), defeated; E. A. Dunman (Dem), defeated; Ellis G. Binford (Dem), defeated; Edgar Soule (Dem), defeated; C. D. Little (Dem), defeated; W. W. Jackson (Dem), defeated; A. Judson Henderson (Dem), defeated; John Nissing (Dem), defeated; V. C. Porter (Dem), defeated; T. E. Barlow (Dem), defeated; Carlton Moore (Dem), defeated; William M. Rudersdorf (Dem), defeated; J. E. Gibson (Dem), defeated; J. P. Gillen (Dem), defeated; Thomas C. Turnley (Dem), defeated; Robert W. Castleberry (Dem), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Joe H. Eagle (Dem), elected; P. Loreng Petersen (Rep), defeated; E. J. Hicks, defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Albert Thomas (Dem), elected; Roy B. Nichols (Rep), defeated; A. C. Henderson, defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Albert Thomas (Dem), elected; John A. Deering (Rep), defeated.
9th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Joseph J. Mansfield (Dem), elected; George Seydler (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Joseph J. Mansfield (Dem), elected; Louis B. Allen (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Joseph J. Mansfield (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Joseph J. Mansfield (Dem), elected; F. W. Dusek (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Joseph J. Mansfield (Dem), elected unopposed.
10th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: James P. Buchanan (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: James P. Buchanan (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: James P. Buchanan (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: James P. Buchanan (Dem), elected; David Lyons (Rep), defeated.
- 1937 Feb 22: James P. Buchanan, died in office.
- 1937 Apr 10: Lyndon B. Johnson (Dem), elected; Morton Harris (Dem), defeated; Polk Shelton (Dem), defeated; Sam V. Stone (Dem), defeated; C. N. Avery (Dem), defeated; Houghton Brownell (Dem), defeated; Ayers K. Ross (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Lyndon B. Johnson (Dem), elected unopposed.
11th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Oliver H. Cross (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Oliver H. Cross (Dem), elected; C. C. Baker (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Oliver H. Cross (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: William R. Poage (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: William R. Poage (Dem), elected; D. E. Wooley (Rep), defeated.
12th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Fritz G. Lanham (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Fritz G. Lanham (Dem), elected; George Calvert (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Fritz G. Lanham (Dem), elected; Joe Ingraham (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Fritz G. Lanham (Dem), elected; Arnold Davis (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Fritz G. Lanham (Dem), elected unopposed.
13th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Guinn Williams (Dem), elected; W. C. Witcher (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: William D. McFarlane (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: William D. McFarlane (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: William D. McFarlane (Dem), elected; R. L. Ratliff (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Ed Gossett (Dem), elected; Adolph Lohman (Rep), defeated.
14th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Harry M. Wurzbach (Rep), elected; Henry B. Dielman (Dem), defeated.
- 1931 Nov 6: Harry M. Wurzbach, died in office.
- 1931 Nov 24: Richard M. Kleberg (Dem), elected; Carl W. Johnson (Dem), defeated; Charles W. Anderson (Rep), defeated; Tom B. Smiley (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Richard M. Kleberg (Dem), elected; Frank B. Vaughan (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Richard M. Kleberg (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Richard M. Kleberg (Dem), elected; Howell Ward (Rep), defeated; Adolph Seideman, defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Richard M. Kleberg (Dem), elected unopposed.
15th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: John Nance Garner (Dem), elected; Carlos G. Watson (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: John Nance Garner (Dem), elected; Carlos G. Watson (Rep), defeated.
- 1933 Apr 22: Milton H. West (Dem), elected; Carlos G. Watson (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Milton H. West (Dem), elected; G. C. Mann (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Milton H. West (Dem), elected; J. A. Simpson (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Milton H. West (Dem), elected unopposed.
16th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: R. Ewing Thomason (Dem), elected; Mitchell Waldrop (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: R. Ewing Thomason (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: R. Ewing Thomason (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: R. Ewing Thomason (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: R. Ewing Thomason (Dem), elected unopposed.
17th District:
- 1930 Apr 18: Robert Q. Lee, died in office.
- 1930 May 20: Thomas L. Blanton (Dem), elected; Mrs. Robert Q. Lee (Dem), defeated.
- 1930 Nov 4: Thomas L. Blanton (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1932 Nov 8: Thomas L. Blanton (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Thomas L. Blanton (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Clyde L. Garrett (Dem), elected; W. F. Nelson, defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Clyde L. Garrett (Dem), elected unopposed.
18th District:
- 1930 Nov 4: Marvin Jones (Dem), elected; S. E. Fish (Rep), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Marvin Jones (Dem), elected; S. E. Fish (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Marvin Jones (Dem), elected; James M. Kernan (Rep), defeated; R. D. Tomlinson, defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Marvin Jones (Dem), elected; S. E. Fish (Rep), defeated; Theodore Conrad (Union), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Marvin Jones (Dem), elected unopposed.
19th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: George H. Mahon (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: George H. Mahon (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: George H. Mahon (Dem), elected unopposed.
20th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Maury Maverick (Dem), elected; H. M. Shelton (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Maury Maverick (Dem), elected; E. W. Clemens (Rep), defeated; James O. Rail (Ind), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Paul J. Kilday (Dem), elected unopposed.
21st District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Charles L. South (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Charles L. South (Dem), elected; Max J. Bierschwale (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Charles L. South (Dem), elected; Max J. Bierschwale (Rep), defeated.
At-large:
- 1932 Nov 8: George B. Terrell (Dem), elected; Frank A. Blankenbeckler (Rep), defeated; H. M. Shelton (Socialist), defeated; P. A. Spain (Liberty), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. (Dem), elected; Enoch G. Fletcher (Rep), defeated; Ben O. Miller (Socialist), defeated; H. G. Eastridge (Liberty), defeated; Jonathan O. Andrews (Jacksonian), defeated.
- 1932 Nov 8: Sterling P. Strong (Dem), elected; J. A. Simpson (Rep), defeated; P. L. Petersen (Socialist), defeated.

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