1888 Texas gubernatorial election

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1888 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1886 November 6, 1888 1890  
  Half portrait of Lawrence Sullivan Ross.jpg Francis Marion Martin.jpg
Candidate Lawrence Sullivan Ross Francis Marion Martin
Party Democratic Prohibition
Alliance Republican
Union Labor
Non-Partisan
Popular vote250,33898,447
Percentage71.8%28.2%

1888 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results [1]
Ross:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Martin:     50–60%     60–70%
No Results:     
Unorganized:     

Governor before election

John Ireland
Democratic

Governor-elect

Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Democratic

The 1888 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross was re-elected to a second term in a landslide over Francis Marion Martin, running on a fusion opposition ticket.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1888 Texas gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lawrence Sullivan Ross (incumbent) 250,338 71.77% Decrease2.svg 2.25
Prohibition Francis Marion Martin 98,44728.23%Increase2.svg22.11
Total votes348,785 100.00%

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References

  1. "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1888". 1888. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Marion, Francis Martin" . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.