1918 Texas gubernatorial election

1918 Texas gubernatorial election
November 5, 1918
 
Nominee William P. Hobby Charles Albert Boynton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 148,982 26,713
Percentage 84.0% 15.1%
County results
Hobby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Boynton:      50–60%      70–80%
No Data/Vote:      
Governor before election

William P. Hobby
Democratic

 Elected Governor

William P. Hobby
Democratic

The 1918 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor William Pettus Hobby easily won re-election to his first full term after ascending to the governorship in 1917 upon the impeachment and conviction of his predecessor, governor James "Pa" Ferguson. He defeated Republican nominee Charles Albert Boynton.

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