1898 Texas gubernatorial election
November 3, 1898
 
Candidate Joseph D. Sayers Barnett Gibbs
Party Democratic Populist
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 291,548 114,955
Percentage 71.2% 28.1%
Governor before election

Charles Culberson
Democratic

 Governor-elect

Joseph D. Sayers
Democratic

The 1898 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Joseph D. Sayers was elected over Barnett Gibbs, a Populist running with Republican support.

General election

Candidates

  • R. P. Bailey (Prohibition)
  • Barnett Gibbs, former State Senator from Dallas and acting Governor (Populist)[1]
  • G. H. Royal (Socialist Labor)
  • Joseph D. Sayers, U.S. Representative from Bastrop (Democratic)

Campaign

Gibbs, a moderate Populist, primarily campaigned on the issue of building a state-owned "relief railroad" from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico.[1]

Results

1898 Texas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph D. Sayers 291,548 71.19% Increase15.83
Populist Barnett Gibbs 114,955 28.07% Decrease16.11
Prohibition R. P. Bailey 2,437 0.60% Increase0.26
Socialist Labor G. H. Royal 552 0.13% N/A
Write-in 62 0.02% Decrease0.11
Total votes 409,554 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, Robert Worth (1976). "TSHA | Gibbs, Barnett (1851-1904)". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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