1906 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

1906 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Thomas Mitchell Campbell C. A. Gray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 149,105 23,771
Percentage 77.6% 12.4%

County results
Campbell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Gray:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100%
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Governor before election

S. W. T. Lanham
Democratic

Governor-elect

Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Results

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1906 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Mitchell Campbell 90,345 30.72%
Democratic M. M. Brooks 70,064 23.82%
Democratic Oscar Branch Colquitt 68,529 23.30%
Democratic Charles K. Bell 65,168 22.16%
Total votes 294,106 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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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

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1906 Texas gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Mitchell Campbell 149,105 77.59%  4.02
Republican C. A. Gray 23,771 12.37%  7.92
Independent Republican Alex W. Atcheson 5,395 2.81% N/A
Socialist George Clifton Edwards 2,958 1.54%   0.52
Prohibition J. W. Pearson 2,215 1.15%  0.46
Socialist Labor Arthur S. Dowler 260 0.14%   0.06
Total votes 183,704 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Hazlewood, Claudia (1952). "TSHA | Brooks, Micajah Madison (1856–1934)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Hart, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Acheson, Alexander W. (1842–1934)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Edwards, George (January 1, 1995). "TSHA | Edwards, George Clifton (1876–1961)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Donell Kohout, Martin (1952). "TSHA | Finlay, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.