1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1892 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Martin McNulty Crane defeated Independent Democrat candidate Curran M. Rogers, who was aligned with George W. Clark in the concurrent gubernatorial election, and Populist nominee Francis Marion Martin.
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November 8, 1892
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 County results Crane: 30â40% 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% Rogers: 30â40% 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Martin: 30â40% 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Write-ins: 60â70% Crane-Rogers tie: 40% No data | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
On election day, November 8, 1892, Democratic nominee Martin McNulty Crane won the election by a margin of 53,349 votes against his foremost opponent Independent Democrat candidate Curran M. Rogers, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Crane was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 17, 1893.[1]
Candidates
- Martin McNulty Crane, incumbent State Senator from Cleburne (Democrat)
- Curran M. Rogers, rancher and former State Representative from Banquete (Independent Democrat)[2]
- Francis Marion Martin, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas (Populist)
- James Pearson Newcomb, former Secretary of State of Texas (Lily White Republican)
- B. W. Williams (Prohibition)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin McNulty Crane | 185,980 | 43.29 |  33.9 | |
| Independent Democrat | C. M. Rogers | 132,631 | 30.88 | N/A | |
| Populist | Francis Marion Martin | 105,467 | 24.55 | N/A | |
| Independent Republican | James Pearson Newcomb | 1,922 | 0.45 | N/A | |
| Scattering | 1,863 | 0.43 |  0.26 | ||
| Prohibition | B. W. Williams | 1,703 | 0.40 | 0.19 | |
| Total votes | 429,566 | 100.00 | |||
