1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none March 2026 March 2026 1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1892 1896 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1896 November 6, 1894 File:George Taylor Jester.jpg George Taylor Jester Democratic Party (United States) 210,794 49.88% File:Francis Marion Martin.jpg Francis Marion Martin Populist Party (United States) 148,051 35.03% File:3x4.svg Robert Byron Rentfro Republican Party (United States) 56,253 13.31% 1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsJester: #7996e2 30–40% #7996e2 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Martin: #D7F4D7 30–40% #AFE9AF 40–50% #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70% #30A630 70–80%Rentfro: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #D75D5D 60–70%Mann: #FFCCAA 40–50% #FFB380 50–60%#808080 No data Lieutenant Governor Martin McNulty Crane Democratic Party (United States) George Taylor Jester Democratic Party (United States) The 1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and state senator George Taylor Jester defeated former lieutenant governor Francis Marion Martin who had changed parties to run as the Populist candidate, and Republican nominee Robert Byron Rentfro. General election At the time, Texas was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was heavily favored in state and local elections. However the administration of Jim Hogg and the election of 1892, had left a serious split in the party over how progressive they should be. A "Harmony Meeting" was held in order to unify the organization and prevent an upset by any of the opposition parties.March 25, 1894 Where They "Are At." https://www.newspapers.com/image/71141900/ Fort Worth Daily Gazette 4 Newspapers.com The incumbent lieutenant governor, Martin McNulty Crane, did not seek renomination, instead he chose to run for the Attorney General's office. After a contested convention featuring several major candidates, state senator George Taylor Jester was nominated. The state Republican party, which had split in the previous election into two rival factions over race, remained divided. The "Reform" faction, commonly known as the "Lily White" faction over their opposition to African-American membership in the party and the leadership of chairman Norris Wright Cuney, held their own convention in which they nominated W. M. Mann as their lieutenant gubernatorial nominee.Casdorph Paul D. 1952 The Rise of the Lily-White Movement in Texas Republican Politics https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lily-white-movement June 1, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en The "Regular" Republicans supported a slate of candidates which featured Robert Byron Rentfro.September 20, 1916 Platforms of Political Parties in Texas https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Platforms_of_political_parties_in_Texas_%28IA_platformsofpolit00winkrich%29.pdf?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=original 330-347 Winkler Ernest William University of Texas Though the 1892 election had been dominated by a Democratic party split, the Populists managed to secure some wins in the state legislature.Political party statistics - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/partyList.cfm June 5, 2026 lrl.texas.gov Bolstered by these successes the party decided to renominate the top of their slate from the 1892 ticket and Marion Martin was again the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee. On election day, November 6, 1894, Jester won the election by a margin of 62,743 votes against his foremost opponent Populist candidate Francis Marion Martin, retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Jester was sworn in as the 19th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 15, 1895.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1894&f=0&off=6 1894 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org May 1, 2025 2026-02-28 Candidates Berry W. Camp, lawyer from Fort Worth (Democrat)May 13, 1894 The Fort Worth Candidate https://www.newspapers.com/image/71152590/ June 1, 2026 The Fort Worth Daily Gazette 12 Newspapers.com Henry G. Damon, lawyer and civil war veteran from Corsicana (Prohibition)https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=62614 Henry G. Damon (1846-1918) The Historical Marker Database 2026-02-28 George Taylor Jester, state senator from Corsicana, banker, former state representative, member of 4th Texas Infantry Regiment (Democrat)Miller Julie G. 1952 George Taylor Jester: Businessman and Lieutenant Governor of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jester-george-taylor 2026-05-27 Texas State Historical Association enAugust 19, 1894 New Administration https://www.newspapers.com/image/1192701746/ May 27, 2026 Houston Daily Post 4 Newspapers.comAugust 11, 1894 These Men Want Office https://www.newspapers.com/image/1269820697/ June 1, 2026 The Daily Express San Antonio 9 Newspapers.com F. S. Johnson (Democrat)(Withdrawn) J. G. Kirby (Democrat)(Withdrawn)August 17, 1894 Culberson is the Nominee. Young Democracy is Gloriously Triumphant. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1269820924/ May 27, 2026 The San Antonio Daily Express 2 Newspapers.com W. M. Mann, of Dallas (Lily White Republican)Reform Republican Ticket October 20, 1894 San Antonio daily light 2 Chronicling America: Historic Newspapers at the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86090439/1894-10-20/ed-1/?sp=2&q=M.+W.+Mann&r=0.336,0.144,0.746,0.356,0 2026-02-28 Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor, Populist candidate for lieutenant governor in 1892, fusion candidate for governor in 1888, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1886, delegate at the State Constitutional Convention of 1875, Captain in the CSA Cavalry (Populist)Miller Worth Robert 1952 Marion Martin: Life of a Prohibitionist and Populist Leader https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/martin-francis-marion May 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Robert Byron Rentfro, judge and former state representative from Brownsville (Republican)https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=3904 Member profile for Robert Byron Rentfro lrl.texas.gov 2026-02-28 Samuel Crockett Upshaw, former state senator, lawyer from Hillsboro (Democrat) Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1894 Democratic Party (United States) George Taylor Jester 210,794 49.88 6.59 Populist Party (United States) Francis Marion Martin 148,051 35.03 10.48 Republican Party (United States) Robert Byron Rentfro 56,253 13.31 N/A W. M. Mann Independent Republican (United States) 4,786 1.13 0.68 Henry G. Damon Prohibition Party (US) 2,241 0.53 0.13 Scattering 511 0.12 0.29 422,636 100.00 References Category:1894 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1894 in the United States Category:Government of Texas