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1916 Texas U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1916 Texas U.S. House At-large Election?

Atkins McLemore won the 1916 Texas U.S. House At-large Election. Atkins McLemore received 300,302 popular votes (41%). The main challenger was Daniel Garrett (40.82%).

See the full head-to-head between McLemore and Garrett

McLemore +0.2 pts · won by 1,336 votes
Atkins McLemoreDemocraticWINNER41%
300,302 votes
Daniel GarrettDemocraticWINNER40.82%
298,966 votes
Charles A WarnkenRepublican6.41%
46,914 votes
Daniel TaylorRepublican6.34%
46,467 votes
A Lingansocialist2.54%
18,583 votes
W D Simpsonsocialist2.48%
18,192 votes
I E Teagueprohibition0.21%
1,525 votes
T C Cookprohibition0.2%
1,457 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.