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1944 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1944 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Hatton Sumners won the 1944 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Hatton Sumners received 62,459 popular votes (71.39%). The main challenger was P A Turner (28.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Sumners and Turner

Sumners +42.8 pts · won by 37,432 votes
Hatton SumnersDemocraticWINNER71.39%
62,459 votes
P A TurnerRepublican28.61%
25,027 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.