1882 Texas gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 7, 1882
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 County results Ireland: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% 90â100% Jones: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% 90â100% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland was the third consecutive Governor to have been elected from the Texas Supreme Court.
General election
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.[1]
Candidates
- John Ireland, former Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, former state senator and representative (Democratic)[2]
- George Washington Jones, U.S. Representative from Bastrop, former lieutenant governor (Independent)[3]
- Jerome Bonaparte Robertson, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, former superintendent of the Texas Bureau of Immigration (Independent Democrat)[4][5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Ireland | 150,809 | 59.46% |  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% | |||
