1888 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1888 United States gubernatorial elections 1888 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 6, 1888 presidential 1886 Texas gubernatorial election 1886 1890 Texas gubernatorial election 1890 File:Half portrait of Lawrence Sullivan Ross.jpg Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic Party (United States) 250,338 71.8% File:Francis Marion Martin.jpg Francis Marion Martin Prohibition Party RepublicanUnion LaborNon-Partisan 98,447 28.2% 1888 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 330px County resultshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067874589&seq=173&q1=governor Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1888 1888 31 July 2024Ross: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Martin: #FF80B2 50–60% #FF5599 60–70%No Results: #808080 Unorganized: #a4a4a4ff Governor John Ireland Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Lawrence Sullivan Ross 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 Texas at the time was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was heavily favored in state elections. Incumbent governor "Sul" Ross, had proven to be very popular given his championing of reforms regarding public land use and railroad rates. Ross had also overseen the opening of the new Texas State Capitol.Baker Judith Ann 1976 Lawrence Sullivan Ross: Soldier, Statesman, and University President https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ross-lawrence-sullivan-sul April 28, 2026 Texas State Historical Association enHow Much Majority? https://www.newspapers.com/image/70930940/ The Austin Weekly Statesman 2 Newspapers.comJuly 30, 1888 Governor Ross on His Administration https://www.newspapers.com/image/22284946/ April 28, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 2 Newspapers.com The issue of Prohibition was a major political question at the time as a statewide referendum on a state alcohol ban had failed the previous yearKerr K. Austin 1952 The Prohibition Movement in Texas: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/prohibition April 28, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en and the Prohibition Party decided to unanimously nominate former lieutenant governor Francis Marion Martin, who had prominently campaigned in favor of prohibition. Martin had left the Democratic party after failing to secure its nomination during the 1886 gubernatorial election. 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 All the opposition parties including the newly formed Union Labor Party threw their support behind Martin. Candidates Lawrence Sullivan Ross, incumbent governor (Democratic) Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1886 (Prohibition-Fusion)Miller Worth Robert https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/martin-francis-marion 10 Mar 2023 TSHA Marion, Francis Martin 1952September 29, 1888 The Texas "Combine." https://www.newspapers.com/image/1192728224/ Houston Daily Post 2 Newspapers.com Results 1888 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 Lawrence Sullivan Ross (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 250,338 71.77% 2.25 Francis Marion Martin Prohibition Party 98,447 28.23% 22.11 348,785 100.00% References 1888 Texas Category:1888 Texas elections