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1920 Texas gubernatorial election

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Turnout	68.3%
Nominee Pat Morris Neff J. G. Culbertson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 289,188 90,217 Percentage 60.0% 18.7%   Nominee T. H. McGregor Hickerson Capers Party American Black-and-Tan Republican Popular vote 69,380 26,091 Percentage 14.4% 5.4%
County Results Neff   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90-100% Culberson   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% McGregor   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60-70%
Governor before election William P. Hobby Democratic Elected Governor Pat Morris Neff Democratic

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The 1920 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Former Democratic state representative Pat Morris Neff won comfortably in a four-way race against Republican nominee J. G. Culbertson, American Party of Texas nominee T. H. McGregor, and Black and Tan Republican nominee Hickerson Capers.

Democratic primary

In the primary, held on July 24, 1920, former Senator Joseph W. Bailey won the most votes, with Neff in second place; with neither candidate achieving 50%, a runoff was required.

In the runoff, Neff won by just under 18 percentage points against Bailey, or 79,373 raw votes, making him the Democratic nominee and the presumptive governor; Texas - in this era - was a Democratic-dominated southern state in which the primary was almost always the deciding race in the election.

First Round Results

Runoff Results

General election

Neff faced numerous opponents in the general election, including T.H. McGregor of the American Party, a party established by formerly impeached and convicted Texas governor "James "Pa" Ferguson for the purposes of running for president in the concurrent presidential election. Neff received 60.0% of the vote, a lower share than usual for most Democrats in Texas at the time, but this was due large, multi-candidate field rather than the more typical 1-on-1 between a Democrat and a Republican.

Candidates

• Pat Morris Neff (Democratic), former County Attorney for McLennan County.
• John G. Culbertston (Republican), businessman and president of the Witchita Falls Motor Company.
• Temple H. McGregor (American), former member of the Texas Senate
• Lee Lightfoot Rhodes (Socialist), former member of the Texas House of Representatives.
• Hickson C. Capers (Black and Tan Republican), printer.

Results

References

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11. "Another Richmond in the Field". The Houston Post. April 18, 1920. p. 34. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas. the announcement of Mr. Temple H. McGregor for governor on the American party ticket
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14. "Neff Big Victor Sweeps All Texas". The Austin American. November 3, 1920. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. H. C. Capers of the Black and Tan Republican party

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