1890 Texas gubernatorial election

1890 Texas gubernatorial election

←  1888 November 4, 1890 1892  →

Candidate Jim Hogg Webster Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 262,432 77,742 Percentage 76.5% 22.6%

County results Hogg:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Flanagan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic Governor-elect Jim Hogg Democratic

The 1890 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Attorney General Jim Hogg was elected over Republican Webster Flanagan.

General election

Candidates

• Webster Flanagan, former State Senator (Republican)
• Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative and Rockwall County judge (Prohibition) ^[1]
• Jim Hogg, Attorney General of Texas (Democratic)

Results

1890 Texas gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Hogg	262,432	76.45%	4.68
	Republican	Webster Flanagan	77,742	22.65%	N/A
	Prohibition	E.C. Heath	2,463	0.72%	N/A
	Write-in		633	0.18%	N/A
Total votes			343,270	100.00%

References

1. Bass, Elizabeth Lee (1952). "TSHA | Heath, Ephraim Charles (1850–1924)" . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
2. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.