1888 Texas gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1888 Texas gubernatorial election
Country:Texas
Election Date:November 6, 1888
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1886 Texas gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1886
Next Election:1890 Texas gubernatorial election
Next Year:1890
Image1:File:Half portrait of Lawrence Sullivan Ross.jpg
Candidate1:Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:250,338
Percentage1:71.8%
Candidate2:Francis Marion Martin
Party2:Prohibition Party
Alliance2:Republican
Union Labor
Non-Partisan
Popular Vote2:98,447
Percentage2:28.2%
Map Size:330px
Governor
Before Election:John Ireland
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Posttitle:Governor-elect
After Election:Lawrence Sullivan Ross
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.

General election

Candidates

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller. Worth Robert. TSHA Marion, Francis Martin. 10 Mar 2023. 1952.