1894_Texas_gubernatorial_election

1894 Texas gubernatorial election

1894 Texas gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Texas


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.

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General election

Candidates

  • Charles Culberson, Attorney General of Texas (Democratic)
  • J.M. Dunn (Prohibition)
  • William K. Makemson, writer, historian, and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1892 (Republican)[1]
  • Thomas Lewis Nugent, nominee for Governor in 1892 and former judge (Populist)[2]
  • John B. Schmitz, undertaker and Republican nominee for Treasurer in 1890 (Lily White Republican)[3]

Results

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References

  1. Odintz, Mark (1952). "TSHA | Makemson, William K. (1836–1919)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Nugent, Thomas Lewis". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. Minor, John B. (1952). "TSHA | Schmitz, John B. (1858–1941)". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

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