1888 Texas gubernatorial election
November 6, 1888
 
Candidate Lawrence Sullivan Ross Francis Marion Martin
Party Democratic Prohibition
Alliance Republican
Union Labor
Non-Partisan
Popular vote 250,338 98,447
Percentage 71.8% 28.2%
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.

General election

Candidates

  • Lawrence Sullivan Ross, incumbent governor (Democratic)
  • Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 1886 (Prohibition-Fusion)[1]

Results

1888 Texas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lawrence Sullivan Ross (incumbent) 250,338 71.77% Decrease 2.25
Prohibition Francis Marion Martin 98,447 28.23% Increase22.11
Total votes 348,785 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Marion, Francis Martin". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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