1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee George Taylor Jester Francis Marion Martin Robert Byron Rentfro Party Democratic Populist Republican Popular vote 210,794 148,051 56,253 Percentage 49.88% 35.03% 13.31%

County results Jester:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Martin:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Rentfro:     30–40%     40–50%     60–70% Mann:     40–50%     50–60%      No data

Lieutenant Governor before election Martin McNulty Crane Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor George Taylor Jester Democratic

The 1894 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate George Taylor Jester defeated Populist candidate Francis Marion Martin, and Republican nominee Robert Byron Rentfro.

Contents

• General election
• Candidates
• Results
• References

General election

On election day, November 6, 1894, Democratic nominee George Taylor Jester won the election by a margin of 62,743 votes against his foremost opponent Populist candidate Francis Marion Martin, retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Jester was sworn in as the 19th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 15, 1895. ^[1]

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Taylor Jester	210,794	49.88	6.59
	Populist	Francis Marion Martin	148,051	35.03	10.48
	Republican	Robert Byron Rentfro	56,253	13.31	N/A
	Independent Republican	W. M. Mann	4,786	1.13	0.68
	Prohibition	Henry G. Damon	2,241	0.53	0.13
		Scattering	511	0.12	0.29
Total votes			422,636	100.00

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