1886 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none April 2026 April 2026 ly 1886 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1884 1888 November 2, 1886 File:Thomas Benton Wheeler.jpg Thomas Benton Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 231,950 73.87% 3x4.svg Lock McDaniel Republican Party (United States) 66,536 21.19% 3x4.svg S. G. Mullins Prohibition Party 15,392 4.90% Lieutenant Governor Barnett Gibbs Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Benton Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) The 1886 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic candidate Thomas Benton Wheeler defeated Republican candidate Lock McDaniel and Prohibition candidate S. G. Mullins. General election The incumbent lieutenant governor Democrat Barnett Gibbs declined to run for reelection, choosing instead to run for a congressional seat against Olin Wellborn.During a deadlocked convention, Gibbs would withdraw his candidacy in favor of Jo Abbott. At the Democratic party covention several candidates were put forward to replace him. Ultimately, Thomas B. Wheeler secured the nomination. The Greenback party which had seen success in the state as one of the main opposition parties against the Democrats had lost support and failed to call a convention to nominate any candidates, effectively ending the party's existence in Texas.Gunn 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 The prohibition of alcohol was becoming a major political issue in the state and, after failing to secure a plank in the Democratic party platform calling for a vote on the issue, the Prohibition Party nominated its first slate of statewide candidates.Kerr K. Austin 1952 The Prohibition Movement in Texas: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/prohibition April 30, 2026 Texas State Historical Association enOctober 14, 1886 Hon. E. L. Dohoney, The Prohibition Candidate for Governor---Synopsis of his Speech at Paris. https://www.newspapers.com/image/194121847/ San Marcos Free Press 1 Newspapers.comWinkler Ernest William https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Platforms_of_political_parties_in_Texas_%28IA_platformsofpolit00winkrich%29.pdf?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=original Platforms of Political Parties in Texas September 20, 1916 University of Texas 234-247 en At the time, Texas was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was overwhelmingly favored in state elections. On November 2, 1886, Wheeler won the election by an overwhelming margin continuing the Democratic Party's control of the State. He was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 19, 1887. Candidates Bryan T. Barry, (Democratic) (withdrawn)August 13, 1886 Our Next Governor https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270041627/ June 4, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 4 Newspapers.com Franklin Lewis Johnston, state senator, lawyer, former state representative, sergeant in the 11th Texas Infantry(Democratic)Miller Aragorn Storm 2008 Franklin Lewis Johnston: Confederate Soldier and Texas Politician https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/johnston-franklin-lewis June 4, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en John M. Claiborne, (Democratic) (withdrawn) Thomas Benton Wheeler, judge of the 12th Judicial District, former mayor of Austin (1872–1877) (Democrat)August 13, 1886 A Long Fight For Lieutenant-Governor Without Result https://www.newspapers.com/image/68291311/ April 17, 2026 Fort Worth Daily Gazette 4 Newspapers.com Lodowick "Lock" McDaniel, former Grimes County judge (Republican)August 27, 1886 Opposition To Ross https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270042589/ April 17, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 4 Newspapers.comDecember 3, 1883 Over The State: Navasota https://www.newspapers.com/image/21071033/ April 17, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.comApril 30, 2015 Southern District of Texas The History Of The District https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/history April 17, 2026 www.justice.gov en S. G. Mullins (Prohibition)September 9, 1886 The Prohibition Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/22653967/ April 17, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.com Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1882 January 15, 1887 Journal of the Texas House of Representatives https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/HouseJournals/20/H_20_0.pdf April 17, 2026 46–49 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Benton Wheeler 231,950 73.87 8.29 Republican Party (United States) Lock McDaniel 66,536 21.19 3.35 Prohibition Party S. G. Mullins 15,392 4.90 N/A "Scattering" 136 0.04 N/A 314,014 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Notes References Category:1886 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1886 in the United States Category:Government of Texas