1890 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections 1890 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 4, 1890 presidential 1888 Texas gubernatorial election 1888 1892 Texas gubernatorial election 1892 File:Jim hogg.jpg Jim Hogg Democratic Party (United States) 262,432 76.5% File:Webster Flanagan (cropped).jpg Webster Flanagan Republican Party (US) 77,742 22.6% 1890 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsHogg: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Flanagan: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Jim Hogg Democratic Party (United States) The 1890 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Attorney General Jim Hogg was elected over Republican Webster Flanagan. Hogg was the first governor of Texas to be born in the state.Cotner Robert 1952 James Stephen Hogg: The First Native Governor of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hogg-james-stephen April 30, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en General election During this period, Texas was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was highly favored in statewide elections. The railroad industry had rapidly expanded since the end of the civil war, and they were now in possession of large amounts of property across the state. The farmers and ranchers in the state also relied on the railroads to transport their agricultural goods to market and unregulated railroads could extract more money from them by rate fixing and other monopolistic practices. In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act which created a national regulatory agency to combat these practices. Jim Hogg, who had spent a lot of effort in legal battles against railroads as the state's Attorney General, advocated the creation of a similar agency at the state level. The main issue of the campaign became whether this agency should exist and what its scope and powers should be. Hogg received considerable support from the Farmer's Alliance for his support of the railroad commission, although he did not support many of their more radical policies.Cantrell Gregg The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism Yale University Press 2020 978-0-300-10097-6 New Haven, Connecticut 55 en Candidates David Webster Flanagan, former state senator, delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1875, son of former U.S. Senator and Lt. Gov. James Flanagan (Republican)Watkins Myrtis 1976 David Webster Flanagan: A Prominent Republican Leader in Texas History https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/flanagan-david-webster April 30, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Richard Moore Hall, Commissioner of the General Land Office, rancher, land surveyor (Democratic) (withdrawn)Lang Herbert H. 1952 Richard Moore Hall: Lawyer, Public Servant, and Rancher https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hall-richard-moore May 1, 2026 Texas State Historical Association enMay 22, 1890 It is rumored that Land Commissioner Hall is to be a candidate for governor. https://www.newspapers.com/image/68109040/ May 1, 2026 The Fort Worth Weekly Gazette 4 Newspapers.com Ephraim Charles Heath, former state representative, former Rockwall County judge (Prohibition)https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/heath-ephraim-charles TSHA Heath, Ephraim Charles (1850–1924) Bass Elizabeth Lee 1952 10 Mar 2023 James "Jim" Hogg, Attorney General of Texas, former district attorney of the Seventh Judicial District, former Justice of the Peace of Quitman (Democratic) James W. Throckmorten, former congressman, former governor, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1878 gubernatorial race (Democratic) (withdrawn)To the People of Texas: https://www.newspapers.com/image/68109040/ May 1, 2026 The Fort Worth Weekly Gazette 4 Newspapers.comMinor David 1952 James Webb Throckmorton: Life and Legacy of a Texas Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/throckmorton-james-webb May 1, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Results 1890 Texas gubernatorial electionhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2 Mar 2023 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Jim Hogg Democratic Party (United States) 262,432 76.45% 4.68 Webster Flanagan Republican Party (US) 77,742 22.65% N/A E.C. Heath Prohibition Party (US) 2,463 0.72% 27.51 633 0.18% N/A 343,270 100.00% Aftermath In 1891, the state legislature created the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's first regulatory agency. The three member body was given jurisdiction over the operations of railroads, terminals, wharves, and express companies.RRC History https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/rrc-history/ May 1, 2026 www.rrc.texas.gov It could set rates, issue rules on how to classify freight, require adequate railroad reports, and prohibit and punish discrimination and extortion by corporations. Though it faced many challenges in its early years, it was successful at lowering rates in the state. In 1891, a typical rate was 1.403 cents per ton mile. By 1907, the rate was 1.039 cents—a decline of 25%.Nash, Gerald "The Reformer Reformed: John H. Reagan and Railroad Regulation." Business History Review 1955 29(2): 189–196. 0007-6805 in Jstor; Ben H. Procter, "Reagan, John Henninger," Handbook of Texas Online (2008) Hogg's first appointments to the Commission were United States Senator John H. Reagan, former Speaker of the Texas House Lafayette L. Foster, and former congressman William P. McLean. In 1894, the agency became an elected position with each member serving a staggered 6 year term.Prindle David F. 1976 The Texas Railroad Commission: A Historical Overview of Its Regulatory Role https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/railroad-commission May 1, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en References 1890 Texas Category:1890 Texas elections