Dies was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in late June, 1941, finishing fourth in an election won by Governor "Pass the Biscuits" Pappy O'Daniel who narrowly beat Congressman Lyndon Johnson in Johnson's first run for the Senate.
Dies was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in a special election held in late June, 1941 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Senator Morris Sheppard. Dies finished a distant fourth, losing to the sitting Governor, Pappy O'Daniel who narrowly beat Congressman Lyndon Johnson in Johnson's first run for the Senate.