| Election Name: | 1916 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1914 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1914 |
| Next Election: | 1918 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1918 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Nominee1: | James E. Ferguson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 296,667 |
| Percentage1: | 81.6% |
| Nominee2: | R. B. Creager |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 49,118 |
| Percentage2: | 13.5% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James E. Ferguson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James E. Ferguson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Country: | Texas |
| Party Colour: | yes |
The 1916 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor James E. "Pa" Ferguson easily won re-election to a second term, defeating his Republican challenger, Rentfro Creager.[1]
Ferguson would be impeached and removed from office on nine charges just over 9 months after his re-election in 1916. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby.[2]
In the primary, Governor Ferguson was challenged by fellow Democrat Charles H. Morris. Ferguson fended off the primary challenge, winning 57% of the vote and securing the nomination, which at the time, was seen as tantamount to victory, as Texas was a prohibitively Democratic-controlled state in the early 20th century.[3]
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Ferguson faced token Republican opposition in the general election from republican nominee Rentfro Creager, and defeated him by a 68.1% margin of victory.[4]
| Texas Gubernatorial Election, 1916 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | James E. Ferguson (incumbent) | 296,667 | 81.60% | ||
| Republican | Rentfro Banton Creager | 49,118 | 13.51% | ||
| Socialist | E. R. Meitzen | 14,580 | 4.01% | ||
| Prohibition | H. W. Lewis | 3,200 | 0.88% | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||