1882 Texas gubernatorial election

1882 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate John Ireland George Washington Jones Party Democratic Independent Alliance Republican Greenback Popular vote 150,809 102,501 Percentage 59.5% 40.4%

County results Ireland:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Jones:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Governor-elect John Ireland Democratic

The 1882 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. John Ireland was elected over U.S. Representative George Washington "Wash" Jones, an independent with Republican and Greenback support.

Ireland was the third consecutive Governor to have been elected from the Texas Supreme Court.

General election

Candidates

• John Ireland, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (Democratic)
• George Washington Jones, U.S. Representative from Bastrop (Independent) ^[1]

Results

1882 Texas gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Ireland	150,809	59.46%	6.03
	Independent	George W. Jones	102,501	40.41%	N/A
	Independent Democrat	J.B. Robertson	334	0.13%	N/A
Total votes			253,644	100.00%

References

1. Cutrer, Thomas W. "TSHA | Jones, George Washington (ca. 1828–1903)" . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
2. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.