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

November 6, 1888
 
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%

Governor before election

John Ireland
Democratic

Governor-elect

Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Democratic

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