1908 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1908 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 8, 1908 presidential 1906 Texas gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Texas gubernatorial election 1910 File:T.M. Campbell, Governor, Bain portrait bust.jpg Thomas Mitchell Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 218,956 72.8% File:3x4.svg John N. Simpson Republican Party (United States) 73,305 24.4% 1908 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsCampbell: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Simpson: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Thomas Mitchell Campbell Democratic Party (United States) The 1908 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell was 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 Candidates Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor Robert R. Williams, State Representative from Hopkins Countyhttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/williams-robert-r TSHA Williams, Robert R. (1839–1941) Texas State Historical Association Kroh Robert F. 1952 17 Mar 2023 Results 1908 Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 17 Mar 2023 2015-11-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124002013/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/uploads/gov1845-2010table.pdf dead Thomas Mitchell Campbell (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 206,038 63.32% Robert R. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 119,378 36.68% 325,416 100.00% General election Candidates Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor (Democratic) W. B. Cook (Socialist Labor) Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative from Rockwall County and nominee in 1890 (Prohibition)https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/heath-ephraim-charles TSHA Heath, Ephraim Charles (1850–1924) Bass Elizabeth Lee 1952 17 Mar 2023 Charles L. Martin (Independence) John C. Rhodes (Socialist) John Nicholas Simpson, banker and cattleman (Republican)https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/simpson-john-nicholas TSHA Simpson, John Nicholas (1845–1920) 17 Mar 2023 Texas State Historical Association 1952 Hatton Kincaid Naomi Charles L. Martin was a late substitute as the Independence candidate, so his name did not appear on the ballot. Results 1908 Texas gubernatorial election Thomas Mitchell Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 218,956 72.79% 4.80 John N. Simpson Republican Party (US) 73,305 24.37% 12.00 J. C. Rhodes Socialist Party (US) 8,100 2.69% 1.15 W. B. Cook Socialist Labor Party (US) 234 0.08% 0.06 Ephraim C. Heath Prohibition Party 148 0.05% 1.10 Charles L. Martin Independence Party (United States) 58 0.02% N/A 300,801 100.00% References 1908 Texas Category:1908 Texas elections