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1944 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1944 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jesse Combs won the 1944 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election. Jesse Combs received 54,258 popular votes (94.03%). The main challenger was Lanar Cecil (5.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Combs and Cecil

Combs +88.1 pts · won by 50,816 votes
Jesse CombsDemocraticWINNER94.03%
54,258 votes
Lanar CecilRepublican5.97%
3,442 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.