1894 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

1894 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Charles Culberson Thomas L. Nugent William K. Makemson
Party Democratic Populist Republican
Popular vote 207,167 152,731 54,520
Percentage 49.0% 36.1% 12.9%

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:      

Governor before election

Jim Hogg
Democratic

Governor-elect

Charles Culberson
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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  • 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

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1894 Texas gubernatorial election[5]
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

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  1. ^ "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1894". 1894. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Odintz, Mark (1952). "TSHA | Makemson, William K. (1836–1919)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Nugent, Thomas Lewis". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Minor, John B. (1952). "TSHA | Schmitz, John B. (1858–1941)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.