1902 Texas gubernatorial election
November 4, 1902
 
Candidate S. W. T. Lanham George W. Burkett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 269,076 65,706
Percentage 74.9% 18.3%
Governor before election

Joseph D. Sayers
Democratic

 Governor-elect

S. W. T. Lanham
Democratic

The 1902 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. S. W. T. Lanham was elected over Republican George W. Burkett in a landslide.

General election

Candidates

  • George Washington Carroll, Beaumont alderman and lumber and oil businessman (Prohibition)[1]
  • George Washington Burkett, banker and businessman (Republican)[2]
  • Walter Freeman (Socialist)
  • S. W. T. Lanham, U.S. Representative from Weatherford and candidate for governor in 1894 (Democratic)
  • J. M. Mallett (Populist)
  • G. H. Royal, perennial nominee (Socialist Labor)

Results

1902 Texas gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic S. W. T. Lanham 269,076 74.92% Increase7.36
Republican George W. Burkett 65,706 18.29% Decrease6.83
Populist J. M. Mallett 12,387 3.45% Decrease2.47
Prohibition George W. Carroll 8,708 2.42% N/A
Write-in 6,155[lower-alpha 1] 0.91% Decrease0.44
Total votes 359,150 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Walker Linsley, Judith; Walker Rienstra, Ellen (December 1, 1994). "Carroll, George Washington (1855–1935)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TSHA | Burkett, George W. (1847-1923)". Texas State Historical Association. 1976. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  1. ↑ Royal and Freeman were listed on the ballot, but their totals are included in the "scattering" vote in the official report.


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