1900 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1900 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph D. Sayers won the 1900 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Joseph D. Sayers received 303,556 popular votes (67.6%). The main challenger was R. E. Hanney (25.1%).

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

Sayers +42.5 pts · won by 190,692 votes
303,556 votes
112,864 votes
T. J. McMinnPopulist Party5.9%
26,579 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.