1908 Texas gubernatorial election

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1908 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1906 November 8, 1908 1910  
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Candidate Thomas Mitchell Campbell John N. Simpson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote218,95673,305
Percentage72.8%24.4%

Governor before election

Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Democratic

Governor-elect

Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Democratic

The 1908 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell was re-elected to a second term in office.

Contents

Campbell defeated State Representative Robert R. Williams in the Democratic primary by a wide margin, which was tantamount to victory in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1908 Democratic gubernatorial primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Mitchell Campbell (incumbent) 206,038 63.32%
Democratic Robert R. Williams119,37836.68%
Total votes325,416 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Charles L. Martin was a late substitute as the Independence candidate, so his name did not appear on the ballot. [2]

Results

1908 Texas gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas Mitchell Campbell 218,956 72.79% Decrease2.svg4.80
Republican John N. Simpson73,30524.37%Increase2.svg12.00
Socialist J. C. Rhodes8,1002.69%Increase2.svg1.15
Socialist Labor W. B. Cook2340.08%Decrease2.svg 0.06
Prohibition Ephraim C. Heath1480.05%Decrease2.svg1.10
Independence Charles L. Martin580.02%N/A
Total votes183,704 100.00%

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References

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