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1940 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1940 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

Nat Patton won the 1940 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. Nat Patton received 30,384 popular votes (98.17%). The main challenger was A M Lawson (1.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Patton and Lawson

Patton +96.3 pts · won by 29,819 votes
Nat PattonDemocraticWINNER98.17%
30,384 votes
A M LawsonRepublican1.83%
565 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.