1916 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1916 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 7, 1916

Nominee William P. Hobby Jerry L. Hickson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 302,441 48,249 Percentage 82.32% 13.13%

Lieutenant Governor before election William P. Hobby Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Democratic

The 1916 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor William P. Hobby defeated Republican nominee Jerry L. Hickson, Socialist nominee N. B. Hunt and Prohibition nominee J. A. Richardson.

General election

On election day, November 7, 1916, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor William P. Hobby won re-election by a margin of 254,192 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Jerry L. Hickson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hobby was sworn in for his second term on January 16, 1917.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Hobby (incumbent)	302,441	82.32
	Republican	Jerry L. Hickson	48,249	13.13
	Socialist	N. B. Hunt	14,978	4.08
	Prohibition	J. A. Richardson	1,735	0.47
		Scattering	2	0.00
Total votes			367,405	100.00
	Democratic hold