1888 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

1888 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1886 November 6, 1888 1890 →

Candidate Lawrence Sullivan Ross Francis Marion Martin Party Democratic Prohibition Alliance Republican Union Labor Non-Partisan Popular vote 250,338 98,447 Percentage 71.8% 28.2%

County results[1] Ross:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Martin:      50–60%      60–70% No Results:       Unorganized:

Governor before election John Ireland Democratic Governor-elect Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross, incumbent governor (Democratic)
• Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 1886 (Prohibition-Fusion)^[2]

Results

1888 Texas gubernatorial election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lawrence Sullivan Ross (incumbent)	250,338	71.77%	2.25
	Prohibition	Francis Marion Martin	98,447	28.23%	22.11
Total votes			348,785	100.00%