Tom Connally, U.S. Senator

Tom Connally

U.S. Senator
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1928–1946
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Connally1.9M
Opponents234,031
3
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1946, Tom Connally ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Connally's biggest single-election total was 978,095 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Texas. Connally's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. Senate election in Texas, decided by 293,362 votes.

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How many votes has Tom Connally received?

Tom Connally has received 1,881,165 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Tom Connally’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. SenateTexasWon336,93188.55%Murray C. Sells
1940U.S. SenateTexasWon978,09594.24%George I. Shannon
Homer Brooks
1928U.S. SenateTexasWon566,13981.24%T. M. Kennerly
David Curran

John Rust
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Connally: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-connally-texas. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.