1886 Texas gubernatorial election

1886 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Lawrence Sullivan Ross Archelaus M. Cochran Ebenezer L. Dohoney Party Democratic Republican Prohibition Popular vote 228,776 65,236 19,186 Percentage 73.0% 20.8% 6.1%

County results Ross:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Cochran:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:      40–50% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election John Ireland Democratic Governor-elect Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic

The 1886 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Lawrence Sullivan Ross was elected in a landslide over opposition from the Republican and Prohibition parties.

General election

Candidates

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross, State Senator and former Sheriff from McLennan County (Democratic)
• Archelaus M. Cochran, internal revenue collector and former postmaster of Dallas ^[1]
• Ebenezer Lafayette Dohoney, former judge and State Senator from Lamar County (Prohibition) ^[2]

Results

1886 Texas gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lawrence Sullivan Ross	228,776	73.02%	7.97
	Republican	Archelaus M. Cochran	65,236	20.82%	14.7
	Prohibition	Ebenezer L. Dohoney	19,186	6.12%	N/A
	Write-in		102	0.03%	N/A
Total votes			313,300	100.00%

References

1. Hart, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Cochran, Archelaus M. (1839–1910)" . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
2. McKay, S.S.; Johnson, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Dohoney, Ebenezer Lafayette (1832–1919)" . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
3. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.