1906 Texas gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1906 Texas gubernatorial election
Country:Texas
Election Date:November 8, 1906
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1904 Texas gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1908 Texas gubernatorial election
Next Year:1908
Image1:File:T.M. Campbell, Governor, Bain portrait bust.jpg
Candidate1:Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:149,105
Percentage1:77.6%
Candidate2:C. A. Gray
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:23,771
Percentage2:12.4%
Governor
Before Election:S. W. T. Lanham
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Posttitle:Governor-elect
After Election:Thomas Mitchell Campbell
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1906 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Thomas Mitchell Campbell was elected to a two-year term in office.

This was the first election in which a party held a primary to determine its nominee.[1] Thomas Mitchell Campbell won the Democratic nomination over a four-man field including M. M. Brooks, Oscar Branch Colquitt and Charles K. Bell; his victory was tantamount to election with the Republican Party already weak in Texas and deeply divided at the time.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Acheson was the candidate of the "black and tan" faction of the Republicans, while Gray was nominated by the "lily-white movement" which sought to exclude non-white men from the party.

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Almanac. 17 Mar 2023. 2015-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010. dead.
  2. Web site: TSHA Brooks, Micajah Madison (1856–1934). 1952. 17 Mar 2023. Hazlewood. Claudia. Texas State Historical Association.
  3. Web site: TSHA Acheson, Alexander W. (1842–1934). Texas State Historical Association. Hart. Brian. 1952. 17 Mar 2023.
  4. Web site: TSHA Edwards, George Clifton (1876–1961). Texas State Historical Association. Edwards. George. January 1, 1995. 17 Mar 2023.
  5. Web site: TSHA Finlay, TX. Donell Kohout. Martin. 1952. Texas State Historical Association. 17 Mar 2023.