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1960 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1960 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Bruce Alger won the 1960 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Bruce Alger received 129,886 popular votes (57.32%). The main challenger was T C Pool (42.68%).

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

Alger +14.6 pts · won by 33,177 votes
Bruce AlgerRepublicanWINNER57.32%
129,886 votes
T C PoolDemocratic42.68%
96,709 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.