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

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.

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

General election

Candidates

Results

1882 Texas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Ireland 150,809 59.46% Decrease 6.03
Independent George W. Jones 102,501 40.41% N/A
Independent Democrat J.B. Robertson 334 0.13% N/A
Total votes 253,644 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Cutrer, Thomas W. "TSHA | Jones, George Washington (ca. 1828–1903)". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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