PolitiFinder

1902 Texas Gubernatorial Election

Texas · 2 candidates · See every 1902 Governor race

Who won the 1902 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

S. W. T. Lanham won the 1902 Texas Gubernatorial Election. S. W. T. Lanham received 269,076 popular votes (74.9%). The main challenger was George W. Burkett (18.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Lanham and Burkett

Lanham +56.6 pts · won by 203,370 votes
S. W. T. LanhamDemocraticWINNER74.9%
269,076 votes
George W. BurkettRepublican18.3%
65,706 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.8% 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.