1900 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1900 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Joseph D. Sayers was re-elected to a second term in office.

1900 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1898 November 6, 1900 1902 →

Candidate Joseph D. Sayers R. E. Hanney T. J. McMinn Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 303,556 112,864 26,579 Percentage 67.6% 25.1% 5.9%

Governor before election Joseph D. Sayers Democratic Governor-elect Joseph D. Sayers Democratic

General election

Candidates

• H. G. Damon (Prohibition)
• R. E. Hanney (Republican)
• T. J. McMinn, San Antonio politician (Populist)^[1]
• Lee Lightfoot Rhodes, former Populist State Representative from Van Zandt County (Socialist)^[2]
• G. H. Royal, nominee for Governor in 1898 (Socialist Labor)
• Joseph D. Sayers, incumbent Governor (Democratic)

Results

1900 Texas gubernatorial election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Sayers (incumbent)	303,556	67.56%	3.53
	Republican	R. E. Hanney	112,864	25.12%	N/A
	Populist	T. J. McMinn	26,579	5.92%	22.15
	Socialist Labor	G. H. Royal	155	0.03%	0.10
	Write-in		6,155^[a]	1.37%	1.35
Total votes			409,554	100.00%

References

1. Palomo Acosta, Teresa (October 1, 1995). "TSHA | In re Ricardo Rodriguez". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
2. Green, Michael (April 15, 2015). "TSHA | Rhodes, Lee Lightfoot (1864-1936)". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
3. . Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

1. Although H.G. Damon and L.L. Rhodes were on the ballot, the official results reported theirs as part of the total "scattering" vote.