1888 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1888 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1886 1890 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1890 November 6, 1888 Thomas_Benton_Wheeler.jpg Thomas Benton Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 250,057 72.36% No image.svg W. A. Moers Union Labor Party RepublicanNon-Partisan 87,614 25.35% Lieutenant Governor Thomas Benton Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Benton Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) The 1888 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Thomas Benton Wheeler defeated Union Labor nominee W. A. Moers and Prohibition nominee Finis E. Yoakum.Barr Alwyn Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politics, 1876-1906 University of Texas Press 1971 https://archive.org/details/reconstructionto0000barr 0292701357 104https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Rum_on_the_run_in_Texas_-_a_brief_history_of_prohibition_in_the_Lone_Star_State_%28IA_rumonrunintexasb00ivyh%29.pdf Rum on the run in Texas : a brief history of prohibition in the Lone Star State upload.wikimedia.org 1910 2026-04-16 General election Texas at the time was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was heavily favored in state elections, with the incumbent administration of Governor "Sul" Ross and Lieutenant Governor Thomas Wheeler proving especially popular.How Much Majority? https://www.newspapers.com/image/70930940/ The Austin Weekly Statesman 2 Newspapers.com Previous elections had split opposition votes between multiple smaller parties in the state including the Republican, Prohibition, and the now defunctGunn Jack 1952 The Greenback Movement in Texas: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/greenback-party April 28, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Greenback parties. In order to attempt and consolidate the opposition votes a strategy of electoral fusion was proposed, similar to the 1882 gubernatorial campaign of independent candidate "Wash" Jones.May 18, 1888 Sly Marion Martin https://www.newspapers.com/image/68080138/ The Weekly Gazette Fort Worth, TX 2 Newspapers.com At the top of the fusion ticket Prohibition party candidate and former lieutenant governor, Francis Marion Martin, was selected. The lieutenant governor slot was given to W. A. Moers of the newly formed Union Labor Party. Moers was an anti-prohibitionist and was selected in an attempt to balance out the ticket and attract multiple factions.October 19, 1888 A Good Speech https://www.newspapers.com/image/68296790/ April 28, 2026 Fort Worth Daily Gazette 5 Newspapers.com However, the choice did alienate some in the Prohibition party who nominated Finis E. Yoakum instead.April 26, 1888 Prohibition Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/68289782/ April 28, 2026 Fort Worth Daily Gazette 1 Newspapers.com On election day, November 6, 1888, Wheeler won re-election by a margin of 162,443 votes against Moers, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Wheeler was sworn in for his second term on January 16, 1889.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067874589&seq=178&q1=lieutenant+governor Returns for State Officers babel.hathitrust.org November 6, 1888 2026-04-16 Candidates Thomas Benton Wheeler, incumbent (Democrat) W. A. Moers (Union Labor-Fusion)September 29, 1888 Union Labor Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/81086945/ April 28, 2026 Wise County Messenger 5 Newspapers.comOctober 21, 1888 Non Partisan State Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/68296913/ April 28, 2026 Fort Worth Daily Gazette 2 Newspapers.comAugust 26, 1888 Non-Partisan Rally, Endorsing Marion Martin's Nomination https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270416929/ April 28, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 4 Newspapers.com Finis E. Yoakum (Prohibition)September 29, 1888 Prohibition Ticket http://newspapers.com/image/81086945/ April 28, 2026 Wise County Messenger 5 Newspapers.com Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1888 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Benton Wheeler (incumbent) 250,057 72.36 1.51 Union Labor Party W. A. Moers 87,614 25.35 N/A Prohibition Party Finis E. Yoakum 7,280 2.11 2.79 Scattering 639 0.18 0.14 345,590 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1888 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1888 in the United States Category:Government of Texas