The 1920 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee Lynch Davidson defeated Republican nominee H. W. Smith, American nominee J. W. Green, Black-and-Tan Republican nominee S. E. Starn and Socialist nominee W. H. Wilson.

General election

On election day, November 2, 1920, Democratic nominee Lynch Davidson won the election by a margin of 214,674 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee H. W. Smith, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Davidson was sworn in as the 26th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 18, 1921.[1]

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynch Davidson 302,590 62.66
Republican H. W. Smith 87,916 18.21
American J. W. Green 58,830 12.18
Black and Tan Republican S. E. Starn 26,404 5.47
Socialist W. H. Wilson 7,144 1.48
Total votes 482,884 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "1920 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas". uselectionatlas.org. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election