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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor
- Robert R. Williams, State Representative from Hopkins County
General election
Candidates
- Thomas Mitchell Campbell, incumbent Governor
- W. B. Cook
- Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative from Rockwall County and nominee in 1890
- Charles L. Martin
- John C. Rhodes
- John Nicholas Simpson, banker and cattleman