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1956 Texas U.S. House At-large Election

Texas · 2 candidates · See every 1956 U.S. House race

Who won the 1956 Texas U.S. House At-large Election?

Martin Dies won the 1956 Texas U.S. House At-large Election. Martin Dies received 1,436,831 popular votes (98.5%). The main challenger was F T Spangler (1.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Dies and Spangler

Dies +97.0 pts · won by 1,414,963 votes
Martin DiesDemocraticWINNER98.5%
1,436,831 votes
F T SpanglerRepublican1.5%
21,868 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.