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1908 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Mitchell Campbell won the 1908 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Mitchell Campbell received 218,956 popular votes (72.8%). The main challenger was John N. Simpson (24.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Campbell and Simpson

Campbell +48.4 pts · won by 145,651 votes
Thomas Mitchell CampbellDemocraticWINNER72.8%
218,956 votes
John N. SimpsonRepublican24.4%
73,305 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.