1894 Texas gubernatorial election

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1894 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1892 November 6, 1894 1896  
  Charles A. Culberson.jpg Thomas L. Nugent.jpg William K. Makemson.jpg
Candidate Charles Culberson Thomas L. NugentWilliam K. Makemson
Party Democratic Populist Republican
Popular vote207,167152,73154,520
Percentage49.0%36.1%12.9%

1894 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Culberson:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Nugent:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Makemson:     20-30%     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Schmitz:     40-50%     50-60%
Scattering / Write-in:     30-40%
No Results:     

Governor before election

Jim Hogg
Democratic

Governor-elect

Charles Culberson
Democratic

The 1894 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Attorney General Charles Culberson was elected Governor with a plurality of the vote over Populist candidate Thomas Nugent.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1894 Texas gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charles Culberson 207,167 43.74% Increase2.svg5.27
Populist Thomas L. Nugent152,73136.13%Increase2.svg11.2
Republican William K. Makemson54,52012.90%Decrease2.svg0.35
Independent Republican John B. Schmitz5,0261.19%Increase2.svg0.89
Prohibition J. M. Dunn2,1960.37%Increase2.svg0.15
Write-in 1,0760.25%Increase2.svg0.21
Total votes422,716 100.00%

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