1882 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1882 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. John Ireland was elected over U.S. Representative George Washington "Wash" Jones, an independent with Republican and Greenback support.

1882 Texas gubernatorial election

November 7, 1882
 
Candidate John Ireland George Washington Jones
Party Democratic Independent
Alliance Republican
Greenback
Popular vote 150,809 102,501
Percentage 59.5% 40.4%

Governor before election

Oran Milo Roberts
Democratic

Governor-elect

John Ireland
Democratic

Ireland was the third consecutive Governor to have been elected from the Texas Supreme Court.

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