1912 Texas gubernatorial election

1912 Texas gubernatorial election

November 5, 1912

Nominee Oscar Branch Colquitt Reddin Andrews Party Democratic Socialist Popular vote 234,352 25,258 Percentage 77.8% 8.4%   Nominee C. W. Johnson Ed C. Lasater Party Republican Progressive Popular vote 23,089 15,794 Percentage 7.7% 5.2%

Governor before election Oscar Branch Colquitt Democratic Elected Governor Oscar Branch Colquitt Democratic

The 1912 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912, in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Oscar Branch Colquitt easily won re-election to a second term, defeating his token opposition from various other parties.

Democratic primary

In the early 20th century, winning the Democratic primary was akin to total victory in the election, as Texas was a solidly Democratic state. Governor Colquitt was challenged by Texas Supreme Court justice William F. Ramsey, but narrowly won the primary with 55% of the vote to Ramsey's 45%, effectively securing re-election.

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Branch Colquitt (incumbent)	219,808	55.00
	Democratic	William F. Ramsey	179,857	45.00
Total votes			399,665	100.00

General election

Governor Colquitt faced scattered opposition in the general election, and defeated his five opponents with ease, winning 77.82% of the popular vote and keeping the governor's mansion in Democratic hands.

Results

Texas Gubernatorial Election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Branch Colquitt (incumbent)	234,352	77.82
	Socialist	Reddin Andrews	25,258	8.39
	Republican	C.W. Johnson	23,089	7.67
	Progressive	Ed Lasater	15,794	5.24
	Prohibition	Andrew Jackson Houston	2,355	0.78
	Socialist Labor	K.E. Choate	308	0.10
Total votes			301,157	100.00
	Democratic hold