1890 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1890 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 4, 1890
Lieutenant Governor before election; Thomas Benton Wheeler; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; George C. Pendleton; Democratic

The 1890 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives George C. Pendleton defeated Republican nominee W. K. Makemson and Prohibition nominee J. M. Thompson.

General election

On election day, November 4, 1890, Democratic nominee George C. Pendleton won the election by a margin of 188,371 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee W. K. Makemson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Pendleton was sworn in as the 17th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 21, 1891.^[1]

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1890
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George C. Pendleton	263,525	77.21
	Republican	W. K. Makemson	75,154	22.02
	Prohibition	J. M. Thompson	2,028	0.59
		Scattering	593	0.18
Total votes			341,300	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "1890 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas". uselectionatlas.org. May 1, 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

[GGB-1] "1890 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas". uselectionatlas.org. May 1, 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

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