1882 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none April 2026 April 2026 ly 1882 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1880 1884 November 7, 1882 File:Francis Marion Martin.jpg Francis Marion Martin Democratic Party (United States) 171,277 68.79% 3x4.svg E. W. Morton Independent Republican Party (United States) 58,504 23.50% 3x4.svg Andrew Young Independent Greenback Party (United States) 19,220 7.72% Lieutenant Governor Leonidas Jefferson Storey Democratic Party (United States) Francis Marion Martin Democratic Party (United States) The 1882 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic candidate Francis Marion Martin defeated independent candidates E. W. Morton and Andrew Young. General election The incumbent lieutenant governor, Leonidas J. Storey, did not run for reelection. There were several candidates running to replace him at the Democratic Party Convention. After two days of voting, state senator Francis Marion Martin was selected as the nominee.July 21, 1882 News By Specials. Hon. Marion Martin, of Navarro county, Nominated for Lieutenant Governor - He Refustes Some Charges. https://www.newspapers.com/image/78249993/ June 8, 2026 The Dallas Daily Herald 1 Newspapers.com Storey was put forward as a candidate for state senator, but in a contested convention withdrew his candidacy in favor of George Pfeuffer.September 19, 1882 County Convention - Senatorial Convention - Cotton - Business. https://www.newspapers.com/image/23918816/ June 8, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.comOctober 12, 1882 The Luling Signal comes to the rescue... https://www.newspapers.com/image/194146198/ June 8, 2026 San Marcos Free Press 4 Newspapers.comWilliamson Robert Lee 1952 George Pfeuffer: Merchant, Legislator, and Community Leader in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/pfeuffer-george#:~:text=A%20senator%20in%20the%20Eighteenth,15,%201886,%20in%20Austin. 2026-06-08 Texas State Historical Association en At the time, Texas was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was overwhelmingly favored in state elections. The previous couple of elections had split opposition support between the Republican and Greenback parties. In an attempt to improve their odds at success a strategy of electoral fusionism was attempted and both parties endorsed the independent campaign of congressman and former lieutenant governor George Washington Jones for governor. However, the support for fusionism did not necessarily extend to down ballot races and both the Republican and Greenback parties ended up endorsing separate slates of tickets for nominally independent campaigns. Sometimes these disagreements resulted in the tickets nominating the same person for different offices. This was the case in the race for lieutenant governor as the Greenback endorsed candidate, Dr. Andrew Young, appeared on the Republican backed ticket as the candidate for the Commissioner of the General Land Office.November 5, 1882 The "independent ticket" has been printed. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1275664588/ April 16, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 2 Newspapers.comOctober 27, 1882 A Republican Official Invitation and Intimation to Voters. https://www.newspapers.com/image/73771742/ The Waco Examiner 4 Newspapers.com There was speculation that either Young or the Republican endorsed candidate Col. E. W. Morton would drop out, but neither did.October 17, 1882 Brief Notes of the State Campaign https://www.newspapers.com/image/73771243/ April 16, 2026 The Waco Examiner 2 Newspapers.comOctober 14, 1882 Fort Worth: Court Notes-Hog and Sheep-Ranches-Political-Criminal Notes. https://www.newspapers.com/image/23920596/ The Galveston Daily News 1 Candidates Benjamin Marbry Baker, state representative from Panola County (Democrat) (withdrawn)July 20, 1882 The Convention. Judge John Ireland Nominated by Acclamation and With Enthusiasm. https://www.newspapers.com/image/358723068/ June 8, 2026 The Austin Daily Statesman 1 Newspapers.com John T. Coffee, lawyer, colonel in the confederate army, former speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives (Democrat) (withdrawn)June 15, 1882 At least one rider...for lieutenant governo- Col. John T. Coffee... https://www.newspapers.com/image/1277264652/ June 8, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 2 Newspapers.com Francis Marion Martin, state senator, delegate at the state constitutional convention of 1875, captain in the CSA cavalry (Democrat)Miller Worth Robert 1952 Marion Martin: Life of a Prohibitionist and Populist Leader https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/martin-francis-marion 2026-04-16 Texas State Historical Association enNovember 5, 1882 Democratic Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/1275664588/ April 16, 2026 San Antonio Daily Express 2 Newspapers.com Colonel E. W. MortonSources spell his name as both "Morton" and "Morten".October 3, 1882 E. W. Morton For Lieutenant-Governor https://www.newspapers.com/image/1263150685/ April 16, 2026 The Evening Light San Antonio, TX 1 (Independent, with support from the Republicans)October 3, 1882 E. W. Morton For Lieutenant-Governor https://www.newspapers.com/image/1263150685/ April 16, 2026 The Evening Light San Antonio, TX 1October 4, 1882 Col. E. W. Martin, of Waco, a republican, is announced as an independent candidate for lieutenant governor. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1275661972/ San Antonio Daily Express 2 Newspapers.com Finis E. Piner, lawyer and former state senator (Democrat) (withdrawn)Member profile for Finis E. Piner - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=4400 2026-06-08 lrl.texas.gov Tillman Smith, former state senator and state representative (Democrat) (withdrawn)Member profile for Tillman Smith - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=4403&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Tillman~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee= 2026-06-08 lrl.texas.gov Dr. Andrew Young (Independent, with support of the Greenbacks)August 5, 1882 Cleburne https://www.newspapers.com/image/49841914/ The Dallas Weekly Herald 7 Newspapers.comOctober 20, 1882 Personal https://www.newspapers.com/image/49843590/ April 16, 2026 The Dallas Herald 8 Newspapers.com Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1882 January 13, 1883 Journal of the Texas House of Representatives https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/HouseJournals/18/H_18_0.pdf April 16, 2026 22–23 Democratic Party (United States) Francis Marion Martin 171,277 68.79 4.02 Independent E. W. Morton 58,504 23.50 N/A Independent Andrew YoungIn the results canvassed by the Legislature, Andrew Young's vote total also includes "scattering". 19,220 7.72 N/A 266,514 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Notes References Category:1882 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1882 in the United States Category:Government of Texas