1900 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1898 November 6, 1900 1902  →

Nominee James Browning John B. Schmitz Clarence Nugent Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 297,421 113,618 27,022 Percentage 66.56% 25.43% 6.05%

Lieutenant Governor before election James Browning Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor James Browning Democratic

The 1900 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor James Browning defeated Republican nominee John B. Schmitz, Populist nominee Clarence Nugent and Socialist Labor nominee Edmund Bellinger.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1900, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor James Browning won re-election by a margin of 183,803 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John B. Schmitz, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Browning was sworn in for his second term on January 15, 1901. ^[1]

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Browning (incumbent)	297,421	66.56
	Republican	John B. Schmitz	113,618	25.43
	Populist	Clarence Nugent	27,022	6.05
		Scattering	8,701	1.95
	Socialist Labor	Edmund Bellinger	84	0.01
Total votes			446,846	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "1900 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas". uselectionatlas.org. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.