1908 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1908 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell was re-elected to a second term in office.

Campbell defeated State Representative Robert R. Williams in the Democratic primary by a wide margin, which was tantamount to victory in the general election.

Candidates

 * Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor
 * Robert R. Williams, State Representative from Hopkins County

Candidates

 * Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
 * W. B. Cook (Socialist Labor)
 * Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative from Rockwall County and nominee in 1890 (Prohibition)
 * Charles L. Martin (Independence)
 * John C. Rhodes (Socialist)
 * John Nicholas Simpson, banker and cattleman (Republican)

Charles L. Martin was a late substitute as the Independence candidate, so his name did not appear on the ballot.