| Election Name: | 1898 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1898 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1896 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1896 |
| Next Election: | 1900 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Image1: | File:Joseph_D._Sayers_(cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Joseph D. Sayers |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 291,548 |
| Percentage1: | 71.2% |
| Candidate2: | Barnett Gibbs |
| Party2: | Populist Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,955 |
| Percentage2: | 28.1% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Culberson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
| After Election: | Joseph D. Sayers |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1898 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Joseph D. Sayers was elected over Barnett Gibbs, a Populist running with Republican support.
Gibbs, a moderate Populist, primarily campaigned on the issue of building a state-owned "relief railroad" from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico.[1]