Election Name: | 1908 Texas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Election Date: | November 8, 1908 |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1906 Texas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1906 |
Next Election: | 1910 Texas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1910 |
Image1: | File:T.M. Campbell, Governor, Bain portrait bust.jpg |
Candidate1: | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 218,956 |
Percentage1: | 72.8% |
Candidate2: | John N. Simpson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 73,305 |
Percentage2: | 24.4% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
After Election: | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
After Party: | 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.
Charles L. Martin was a late substitute as the Independence candidate, so his name did not appear on the ballot.