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.
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