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1916 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1916 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Hatton W Summers won the 1916 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Hatton W Summers received 24,949 popular votes (88.24%). The main challenger was B F Crews (10.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Summers and Crews

Summers +78.1 pts · won by 22,070 votes
Hatton W SummersDemocraticWINNER88.24%
24,949 votes
B F CrewsRepublican10.18%
2,879 votes
W G Brewersocialist1.57%
444 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.