1898 Texas gubernatorial election

1898 Texas gubernatorial election
	November 3, 1898
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%	15.83
	Populist	Barnett Gibbs	114,955	28.07%	16.11
	Prohibition	R. P. Bailey	2,437	0.60%	0.26
	Socialist Labor	G. H. Royal	552	0.13%	N/A
	Write-in		62	0.02%	0.11
Total votes			409,554	100.00%

References

Miller, Robert Worth (1976). "TSHA | Gibbs, Barnett (1851-1904)". Retrieved 17 Mar 2023.
"Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 17 Mar 2023.

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[Gibbs-1] Miller, Robert Worth (1976). "TSHA | Gibbs, Barnett (1851-1904)". Retrieved 17 Mar 2023.

[2] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 17 Mar 2023.