1892 Texas gubernatorial election
November 8, 1892
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County results Hogg: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Clark: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Nugent: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1892 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Jim Hogg was re-elected to a second term with a plurality of the vote over George W. Clark, an independent Democrat with the backing of the Republican Party and state railroad interests, and Populist judge T. L. Nugent.
General election
Candidates
- George W. Clark, railroad attorney and former Texas attorney general[1] (Independent Democrat)
- Jim Hogg, incumbent governor (Democratic)
- Andrew Jackson Houston, U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Texas (Lily White Republican)
- Thomas Lewis Nugent, former judge[2] (Populist)
- Davis M. Prendergast, banker and prohibition organizer from Mexia[3] (Prohibtion)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jim Hogg (incumbent) | 190,486 | 43.74% | 32.7 | |
| Ind. Democrat | George W. Clark | 133,395 | 30.76% | N/A | |
| Populist | Thomas Lewis Nugent | 108,483 | 24.91% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Davis M. Prendergast | 1,605 | 0.37% | 0.35 | |
| Republican | Andrew Jackson Houston | 1,322 | 0.30% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 326,241 | 100.00% | |||
References
- ^ Johnson, Doug (1972). "TSHA | Clark, George W." Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Nugent, Thomas Lewis". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Randolph B. "Mike" (1952). "TSHA | Davis M. Prendergast: Lawyer, Politician, and Banker in Texas History". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.