1918 Texas gubernatorial election

1918 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1916 November 5, 1918 1920 →
 
Nominee William P. Hobby Charles Albert Boynton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 148,982 26,713
Percentage 84.0% 15.1%

County results
Hobby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Boynton:      50–60%      70–80%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

William P. Hobby
Democratic

Elected Governor

William P. Hobby
Democratic

The 1918 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor William Pettus Hobby easily won re-election to his first full term after ascending to the governorship in 1917 upon the impeachment and conviction of his predecessor, governor James "Pa" Ferguson. He defeated Republican nominee Charles Albert Boynton.[1]

  1. ^ "Election of Texas Governors, 1900-1948 | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

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