Battle of Honey Springs

The 1898 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Joseph D. Sayers was elected over Barnett Gibbs, a Populist running with Republican support.

General election

Candidates

R. P. Bailey (Prohibition)
Barnett Gibbs, former State Senator from Dallas and acting Governor (Populist)^[1]
G. H. Royal (Socialist Labor)
Joseph D. Sayers, U.S. Representative from Bastrop (Democratic)

Campaign

Gibbs, a moderate Populist, primarily campaigned on the issue of building a state-owned "relief railroad" from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico.^[1]

Results

1898 Texas gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Sayers	291,548	71.19%	15.83
	Populist	Barnett Gibbs	114,955	28.07%	16.11
	Prohibition	R. P. Bailey	2,437	0.60%	0.26
	Socialist Labor	G. H. Royal	552	0.13%	N/A
	Write-in		62	0.02%	0.11
Total votes			409,554	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b Miller, Robert Worth (1976). "TSHA | Gibbs, Barnett (1851-1904)". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[Gibbs-1] Miller, Robert Worth (1976). "TSHA | Gibbs, Barnett (1851-1904)". Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[2] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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