1920 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1920 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 1920

Nominee Lynch Davidson H. W. Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 302,590 87,916 Percentage 62.66% 18.21%   Nominee J. W. Green S. E. Starn Party American Black-and-Tan Republican Popular vote 58,830 26,404 Percentage 12.18% 5.47%

Lieutenant Governor before election Willard Arnold Johnson Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Lynch Davidson Democratic

The 1920 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee Lynch Davidson defeated Republican nominee H. W. Smith, American nominee J. W. Green, Black-and-Tan Republican nominee S. E. Starn and Socialist nominee W. H. Wilson.

General election

On election day, November 2, 1920, Democratic nominee Lynch Davidson won the election by a margin of 214,674 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee H. W. Smith, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Davidson was sworn in as the 26th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 18, 1921.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynch Davidson	302,590	62.66
	Republican	H. W. Smith	87,916	18.21
	American	J. W. Green	58,830	12.18
	Black and Tan Republican	S. E. Starn	26,404	5.47
	Socialist	W. H. Wilson	7,144	1.48
Total votes			482,884	100.00
	Democratic hold