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1898 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph D. Sayers won the 1898 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Joseph D. Sayers received 291,548 popular votes (71.2%). The main challenger was Barnett Gibbs (28.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Sayers and Gibbs

Sayers +43.1 pts · won by 176,593 votes
Joseph D. SayersDemocraticWINNER71.2%
291,548 votes
Barnett GibbsPopulist Party28.1%
114,955 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.