The 1914 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the Governor of Texas. James E. Ferguson, nominated by the Democratic Party, easily defeated his two general election opponents, E.R. Meitzen of the Socialist Party and John W. Philip of the Republican Party.[1]
In the early 20th century, Texas was a prohibitively Democratic-controlled state, making a successful in any statewide primary akin to victory.[2] Anti-prohibitionist and devout white supremacist[3] James E. Ferguson defeated Thomas Henry Ball, a supporter of prohibition who had received the endorsements of President Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan.[4][5]
Ferguson faced token opposition from two candidates, Socialist E.R. Meitzen and Republican John W. Philip, along with a scattering of nominees from minor parties. As was typical of a Deep South state in this era, Ferguson won overwhelmingly, keeping the governor's mansion in Democratic hands.[6]
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1914, texas, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1914, order, elect, governor, texas, james, ferguson, nominated, democratic, party, easily, defeated, general, election, opponents, meitzen, socialist, party, john, philip, republican, party, 1912, november. The 1914 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3 1914 in order to elect the Governor of Texas James E Ferguson nominated by the Democratic Party easily defeated his two general election opponents E R Meitzen of the Socialist Party and John W Philip of the Republican Party 1 1914 Texas gubernatorial election 1912 November 3 1914 1916 Nominee James E Ferguson E R Meitzen John W PhilipParty Democratic Socialist RepublicanPopular vote 176 599 24 977 11 411Percentage 82 0 11 6 5 3 Governor before electionOscar Branch ColquittDemocratic Elected Governor James E FergusonDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Primary results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic primary editIn the early 20th century Texas was a prohibitively Democratic controlled state making a successful in any statewide primary akin to victory 2 Anti prohibitionist and devout white supremacist 3 James E Ferguson defeated Thomas Henry Ball a supporter of prohibition who had received the endorsements of President Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan 4 5 Primary results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic James E Ferguson 237 062 55 31Democratic Thomas H Ball 191 558 44 69Total votes 428 620 100 00General election editFerguson faced token opposition from two candidates Socialist E R Meitzen and Republican John W Philip along with a scattering of nominees from minor parties As was typical of a Deep South state in this era Ferguson won overwhelmingly keeping the governor s mansion in Democratic hands 6 Results edit Texas Gubernatorial Election 1914 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James E Ferguson 176 599 81 95Socialist E R Meitzen 24 977 11 59Republican John W Philp 11 411 5 30Progressive F M Etheridge 1 794 0 83Socialist Labor K E Choate 680 0 32Other 29 0 01Total votes 215 490 100 00Democratic holdReferences edit Election of Texas Governors 1900 1948 TX Almanac www texasalmanac com Retrieved June 2 2023 Our Campaigns TX Governor D Primary Race Jul 22 1916 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved June 2 2023 Minutaglio Bill May 4 2021 A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles A History of Politics and Race in Texas University of Texas Press ISBN 978 1 4773 1036 6 TSHA Ball Thomas Henry www tshaonline org Retrieved June 2 2023 Our Campaigns TX Governor D Primary Race Jul 25 1914 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved June 2 2023 Our Campaigns TX Governor Race Nov 03 1914 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved June 2 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1914 Texas gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173751282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
