1908 Texas gubernatorial election

The1908 Texas gubernatorial electionwas held to elect theGovernor of Texas.GovernorThomas Mitchell Campbellwas re-elected to a second term in office.

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Thomas Mitchell Campbell,incumbent Governor
Robert R. Williams, State Representative fromHopkins County^[1]

Results[edit]

1908 Democratic gubernatorial primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Mitchell Campbell(incumbent)	206,038	63.32%
	Democratic	Robert R. Williams	119,378	36.68%
Total votes			325,416	100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Thomas Mitchell Campbell,incumbent Governor (Democratic)
W. B. Cook (Socialist Labor)
Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative fromRockwall Countyand nominee in 1890 (Prohibition)^[3]
Charles L. Martin (Independence)
John C. Rhodes (Socialist)
John Nicholas Simpson, banker and cattleman (Republican)^[4]

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

Results[edit]

1908 Texas gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Mitchell Campbell	218,956	72.79%	4.80
	Republican	John N. Simpson	73,305	24.37%	12.00
	Socialist	J. C. Rhodes	8,100	2.69%	1.15
	Socialist Labor	W. B. Cook	234	0.08%	0.06
	Prohibition	Ephraim C. Heath	148	0.05%	1.10
	Independence	Charles L. Martin	58	0.02%	N/A
Total votes			183,704	100.00%

References[edit]

^Kroh, Robert F. (1952)."TSHA | Williams, Robert R. (1839–1941)".Texas State Historical Association.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.
^^a ^b ^c"Texas Almanac"(PDF).Archived fromthe originalon November 24, 2015.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.
^Bass, Elizabeth Lee (1952)."TSHA | Heath, Ephraim Charles (1850–1924)".RetrievedMarch 17,2023.
^Hatton Kincaid, Naomi (1952)."TSHA | Simpson, John Nicholas (1845–1920)".Texas State Historical Association.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.

[1] Kroh, Robert F. (1952)."TSHA | Williams, Robert R. (1839–1941)".Texas State Historical Association.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.

[results-2] "Texas Almanac"(PDF).Archived fromthe originalon November 24, 2015.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.

[3] Bass, Elizabeth Lee (1952)."TSHA | Heath, Ephraim Charles (1850–1924)".RetrievedMarch 17,2023.

[4] Hatton Kincaid, Naomi (1952)."TSHA | Simpson, John Nicholas (1845–1920)".Texas State Historical Association.RetrievedMarch 17,2023.

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