Representative Robert B. Hawley had previously served as a Republican for a Galveston-based congressional district from 1897 to 1901, winning both elections by a plurality when many voters were divided between the Democratic and Populist parties.
Representative Robert B. Hawley had previously been elected as a Republican for Texas' 10th congressional district of the Greater Houston area, serving from 1897 to 1901. He won both elections by a plurality when many voters split between supporting the Democratic and Populist parties.