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1954 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1954 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Bruce Alger won the 1954 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Bruce Alger received 27,982 popular votes (52.91%). The main challenger was Wallace Savage (47.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Alger and Savage

Alger +5.8 pts · won by 3,078 votes
Bruce AlgerRepublicanWINNER52.91%
27,982 votes
Wallace SavageDemocratic47.09%
24,904 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.