1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1890 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1890 1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1894 November 8, 1892 File:Martin_McNulty_Crane.jpg Martin McNulty Crane Democratic Party (United States) 185,980 43.29% File:3x4.svg Curran M. Rogers Independent Democrat 132,631 30.88% File:Francis Marion Martin.jpg Francis Marion Martin Populist Party (United States) 105,467 24.55% 1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsCrane: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Rogers: #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% #008080 80–90% #006666 >90%Martin: #D7F4D7 30–40% #AFE9AF 40–50% #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70%Write-ins: #DEB02A 60–70% Crane-Rogers tie: #D4C4DC 40%#808080 No data Lieutenant Governor George C. Pendleton Democratic Party (United States) Martin McNulty Crane Democratic Party (United States) The 1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and state senator Martin McNulty Crane defeated Independent Democrat candidate Curran M. Rogers, who was aligned with George W. Clark in the concurrent gubernatorial election, and Populist nominee Francis Marion Martin. Background Governor Jim Hogg had been elected in 1890 primarily on a platform of establishing a state Railroad Commission, which could enforce laws protecting the public against the monopolistic practices of the powerful corporate railway interests more effectively than his Attorney General office and the state legislature. The creation of the Commission and other progressive "Hogg Laws" caused a rift within the state party between supporters of Hogg and conservative Bourbon Democrats who opposed his administration.Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg Records https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/40022.xml April 4, 2026 Texas State Archives With Hogg's renomination at the state convention assured, conservatives bolted and assembled their own independent Democratic ticket.Brockman John Martin 1952 TSHA Car Stable Convention https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/car-stable-convention April 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Archive Incumbent lieutenant governor George Pendleton chose to run for Congress in the 7th congressional district instead of running for reelection.Hart Brian 1952 George Cassety Pendleton: Life and Legacy of a Texas Politician https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/pendleton-george-cassety May 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en 1892 was the first statewide election contested by the People's party (or Populists), an agrarian movement which evolved out of the Farmers' Alliance in Texas. Its electorate was a coalition of small farmers, ranchers, and laborers. It advocated left-wing reforms such as state ownership of railways, a graduated income tax, and fiat currency.Barnes Donna A. 1952 TSHA People's Party https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/peoples-party April 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Archive General election On election day, November 8, 1892, Democratic nominee Martin McNulty Crane won the election by a margin of 53,349 votes against his foremost opponent Independent Democrat candidate Curran M. Rogers, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Crane was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 17, 1893.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1892&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1892 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org May 1, 2025 2025-11-30 Candidates Martin McNulty Crane, state senator from Cleburne, lawyer, former state representative, former prosecuting attorney for Johnson County (Democrat)Minor David 1952 Martin McNulty Crane: A Legacy of Law and Politics in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/crane-martin-mcnulty May 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Curran M. Rogers, rancher and former state representative from Banquete (Independent Democrat)https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=4135 Member profile for Curran Michael Rogers lrl.texas.gov 2026-02-14 Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor, 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 James Pearson Newcomb, newspaper editor and publisher, candidate for congress in 1876, former Secretary of State of Texas (Lily White Republican)SPeck Ernest B. 1976 James Pearson Newcomb: A Pioneer Journalist in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/newcomb-james-pearson May 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en B. W. Williams (Prohibition) Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) Martin McNulty Crane 185,980 43.29 33.9 Independent Democrat C. M. Rogers 132,631 30.88 N/A Populist Party (United States) Francis Marion Martin 105,467 24.55 N/A Independent Republican (United States) James Pearson Newcomb 1,922 0.45 N/A Scattering 1,863 0.43 0.26 Prohibition Party (US) B. W. Williams 1,703 0.40 0.19 429,566 100.00 References Category:1892 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Government of Texas Category:November 1892 in the United States