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The 1902 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. S. W. T. Lanham was elected over Republican George W. Burkett in a landslide.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | S. W. T. Lanham | 269,076 | 74.92% | 7.36 | |
Republican | George W. Burkett | 65,706 | 18.29% | 6.83 | |
Populist | J. M. Mallett | 12,387 | 3.45% | 2.47 | |
Prohibition | George W. Carroll | 8,708 | 2.42% | N/A | |
Write-in | 6,155 [lower-alpha 1] | 0.91% | 0.44 | ||
Total votes | 359,150 | 100.00% |
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