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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
Connally ran for Senate in 1928 and faced incumbent Democrat [[Klansman]] Earle B. Mayfield. He finished second in the primary with Mayfield garnering a plurality,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278791 TX US Senate - D Primary]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 1, 2021.</ref> and won the runoff by just over ten percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278804 TX US Senate - D Runoff]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 1, 2021.</ref>
During the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Connally was a staunch supporter of New Deal programs.<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)">[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/connally-thomas-terry Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)]. ''Texas State Historical Association''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref> The only notable time he broke from Roosevelt was during the president's 1937 [[court packing]] attempt.
During the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Connally was a staunch supporter of New Deal programs.<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)">[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/connally-thomas-terry Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)]. ''Texas State Historical Association''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref> The only notable time he broke from Roosevelt was during the president's 1937 [[court packing]] attempt.