1914 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1914 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1914

Nominee William P. Hobby W. S. Noble John Hall Party Democratic Socialist Republican Popular vote 178,142 25,015 11,389 Percentage 82.18% 11.54% 5.25%

Lieutenant Governor before election Vacant Elected Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Democratic

The 1914 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee William P. Hobby defeated Socialist nominee W. S. Noble, Republican nominee John Hall and Progressive nominee George E. Kepple.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1914, Democratic nominee William P. Hobby won the election by a margin of 153,127 votes against his foremost opponent Socialist nominee W. S. Noble, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hobby was sworn in as the 24th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 19, 1915.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Hobby	178,142	82.18
	Socialist	W. S. Noble	25,015	11.54
	Republican	John Hall	11,389	5.25
	Progressive	George E. Kepple	1,715	0.79
		Scattering	520	0.24
Total votes			216,781	100.00
	Democratic hold