1894 Texas gubernatorial election
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 County results[1] Culberson: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100% Nugent: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Makemson: 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Schmitz: 40-50% 50-60% Scattering / Write-in: 30-40% No Results: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1894 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Attorney General Charles Culberson was elected Governor with a plurality of the vote over Populist candidate Thomas Nugent.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Charles Culberson, Attorney General of Texas (Democratic)
- J.M. Dunn (Prohibition)
- William K. Makemson, writer, historian, and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1892 (Republican)[2]
- Thomas Lewis Nugent, nominee for Governor in 1892 and former judge (Populist)[3]
- John B. Schmitz, undertaker and Republican nominee for Treasurer in 1890 (Lily White Republican)[4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Culberson | 207,167 | 43.74% |  5.27 | |
| Populist | Thomas L. Nugent | 152,731 | 36.13% | 11.2 | |
| Republican | William K. Makemson | 54,520 | 12.90% |  0.35 | |
| Independent Republican | John B. Schmitz | 5,026 | 1.19% | 0.89 | |
| Prohibition | J. M. Dunn | 2,196 | 0.37% | 0.15 | |
| Write-in | 1,076 | 0.25% | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 422,716 | 100.00% | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1894". 1894. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Odintz, Mark (1952). "TSHA | Makemson, William K. (1836–1919)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Nugent, Thomas Lewis". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Minor, John B. (1952). "TSHA | Schmitz, John B. (1858–1941)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.