1902 Texas gubernatorial election

1902 Texas gubernatorial election

←  1900 November 4, 1902 1904  →

Candidate S. W. T. Lanham George W. Burkett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 269,076 65,706 Percentage 74.9% 18.3%

County results Lanham:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Burkett:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Joseph D. Sayers Democratic Governor-elect S. W. T. Lanham Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

• George Washington Carroll, Beaumont alderman and lumber and oil businessman (Prohibition) ^[1]
• George Washington Burkett, banker and businessman (Republican) ^[2]
• Walter Freeman (Socialist)
• S. W. T. Lanham, U.S. Representative from Weatherford and candidate for governor in 1894 (Democratic)
• J. M. Mallett (Populist)
• G. H. Royal, perennial nominee (Socialist Labor)

Results

1902 Texas gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 [a]	0.91%	0.44
Total votes			359,150	100.00%

References

1. Walker Linsley, Judith; Walker Rienstra, Ellen (December 1, 1994). "Carroll, George Washington (1855–1935)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
2. "TSHA | Burkett, George W. (1847-1923)". Texas State Historical Association. 1976. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
3. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

1. Royal and Freeman were listed on the ballot, but their totals are included in the "scattering" vote in the official report.