Election Name: | 1894 Texas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Election Date: | November 6, 1894 |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1892 Texas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1892 |
Next Election: | 1896 Texas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1896 |
Image1: | File:Charles A. Culberson.jpg |
Candidate1: | Charles Culberson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 207,167 |
Percentage1: | 49.0% |
Candidate2: | Thomas L. Nugent |
Party2: | Populist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 152,731 |
Percentage2: | 36.1% |
Image3: | File:William K. Makemson.jpg |
Candidate3: | William K. Makemson |
Party3: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 54,520 |
Percentage3: | 12.9% |
Map Size: | 330px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jim Hogg |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
After Election: | Charles Culberson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.