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1904 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1904 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

S. W. T. Lanham won the 1904 Texas Gubernatorial Election. S. W. T. Lanham received 206,167 popular votes (73.6%). The main challenger was J. G. Lowden (20.3%).

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

Lanham +53.3 pts · won by 149,302 votes
S. W. T. LanhamDemocraticWINNER73.6%
206,167 votes
J. G. LowdenRepublican20.3%
56,865 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.1% 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.