1906 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1906 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1904 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1904 1908 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1908 November 6, 1906 125px Asbury Bascom Davidson Democratic Party (United States) 148,264 80.89% 125px Frederick Hofheinz Republican Party (United States) 24,193 13.20% Lieutenant Governor George D. Neal Democratic Party (United States) Asbury Bascom Davidson Democratic Party (United States) The 1906 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Asbury Bascom Davidson defeated Republican nominee Frederick Hofheinz, Independent Republican nominee James C. Gibbons, Socialist nominee Lee L. Rhodes, Prohibition nominee Thomas Brown and Socialist Labor nominee Carl Schmidt. Democratic primary This election marked the first time that the Democratic party held a primary election to select nominees for statewide office. This election was not a primary in the sense that the popular vote directly determined the nominee, instead the vote was used to allocate pledged delegates from each county at the state convention.Winkler Ernest William 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 Platforms of Political Parties in Texas September 20, 1916 University of Texas 481-497July 29, 1906 State and County Elections Will Show Several Surprises https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270221932/ The Daily Express San Antonio, TX 1 Newspapers.com During this period, Texas and other southern states were part of a voting bloc called the "Solid South" and due to the overwhelming success of Democratic party candidates, winning the primary election was tantamount to winning the general election. Candidates Ashbury Bascom Davidson, state senator, lawyer, former district attorneyHyman Carolyn 1976 Asbury Bascom Davidson: Texas Lawyer and Lieutenant Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/davidson-asbury-bascom June 5, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Fitzhugh Francisco Hill, state representative and lawyerTreadway Will June 22, 2016 Fitzhugh Francisco Hill: Texas Lawyer and State Representative https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hill-fitzhugh-francisco June 5, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en General election On election day, November 6, 1906, Democratic nominee Asbury Bascom Davidson won the election by a margin of 124,071 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Frederick Hofheinz, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Davidson was sworn in as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 15, 1907.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1906&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1906 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org 1 May 2025 14 April 2026 Candidates Thomas Brown (Prohibition)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 Platforms of Political Parties in Texas University of Texas September 20, 1916 Winkler Ernest William 481-497 en Lee Lightfoot Rhodes, labor organizer, Socialist nominee for lieutenant governor in 1904, former Populist state representative, Social Democratic nominee for governor in 1900 (Socialist)Green Michael April 15, 2015 Lee Lightfoot Rhodes: A Legacy of Labor and Politics in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/rhodes-lee-lightfoot 2026-06-29 Texas State Historical Association en Friedrich Hofheinz (Republican) James C. Gibbons (Black and Tan Republican) Carl Schmidt (Socialist Labor) Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury Bascom Davidson 148,264 80.89 Republican Party (United States) Frederick Hofheinz 24,193 13.20 Independent Republican (United States) James C. Gibbons 5,252 2.87 Socialist Party of America Lee L. Rhodes 2,901 1.58 Prohibition Party (United States) Thomas Brown 2,369 1.29 Socialist Labor Party of America Carl Schmidt 319 0.17 183,298 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1906 Texas elections Category:1906 in Texas Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1906 in the United States Category:1900s Texas elections Category:1906 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1900s in Texas Category:1906 elections in the United States Category:1900s elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th century in Texas Category:Government of Texas