1894 Texas gubernatorial election

1894 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Charles Culberson Thomas L. Nugent William K. Makemson Party Democratic Populist Republican Popular vote 207,167 152,731 54,520 Percentage 49.0% 36.1% 12.9%

County results [1] 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.

General election

Candidates

• Charles Culberson, Attorney General of Texas (Democratic)
• J.M. Dunn (Prohibition)
• William K. Makemson, writer, historian, and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1892 (Republican) ^[2]
• Thomas Lewis Nugent, nominee for Governor in 1892 and former judge (Populist) ^[3]
• John B. Schmitz, undertaker and Republican nominee for Treasurer in 1890 (Lily White Republican) ^[4]

Results

1894 Texas gubernatorial election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles Culberson	207,167	43.74%	5.27
	Populist	Thomas L. Nugent	152,731	36.13%	11.2
	Republican	William K. Makemson	54,520	12.90%	0.35
	Independent Republican	John B. Schmitz	5,026	1.19%	0.89
	Prohibition	J. M. Dunn	2,196	0.37%	0.15
	Write-in		1,076	0.25%	0.21
Total votes			422,716	100.00%

References

1. "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1894". 1894. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
2. Odintz, Mark (1952). "TSHA | Makemson, William K. (1836–1919)" . Retrieved March 11, 2023.
3. Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Nugent, Thomas Lewis". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
4. Minor, John B. (1952). "TSHA | Schmitz, John B. (1858–1941)" . Retrieved March 11, 2023.
5. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.