1882 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1882 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic candidate Francis Marion Martin defeated independent candidates E. W. Morton and Andrew Young.
Candidates
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.
However, the support for fusionism did not necessarily extend to down ballot races and both the Republican and Greenback parties ended up endorsing separate slates of tickets for nominally independent campaigns. Sometimes these disagreements resulted in the tickets nominating the same person for different offices. This was the case in the race for lieutenant governor as the Greenback endorsed candidate, Dr. Andrew Young, appeared on the Republican backed ticket as the candidate for the Commissioner of the General Land Office.[1][2] There was speculation that either Young or the Republican endorsed candidate Col. E. W. Morton would drop out, but neither did.[3][4]
- Francis Marion Martin, state senator (Democrat)[5][6]
- Colonel E. W. Morton[a] (Independent, with support from the Republicans)[8][9]
- Dr. Andrew Young (Independent, with support of the Greenbacks)[10][9][11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francis Marion Martin | 171,277 | 68.79 | |
| Independent | E. W. Morton | 58,504 | 23.50 | |
| Independent | Andrew Young[b] | 19,220 | 7.72 | |
| Total votes | 266,514 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "The "independent ticket" has been printed". San Antonio Daily Express. November 5, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Republican Official Invitation and Intimation to Voters". The Waco Examiner. October 27, 1882. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Notes of the State Campaign". The Waco Examiner. October 17, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fort Worth: Court Notes-Hog and Sheep-Ranches-Political-Criminal Notes". The Galveston Daily News. October 14, 1882. p. 1.
- ↑ Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "Marion Martin: Life of a Prohibitionist and Populist Leader". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Democratic Ticket". San Antonio Daily Express. November 5, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "E. W. Morton For Lieutenant-Governor". The Evening Light. San Antonio, TX. October 3, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "E. W. Morton For Lieutenant-Governor". The Evening Light. San Antonio, TX. October 3, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 "Col. E. W. Martin, of Waco, a republican, is announced as an independent candidate for lieutenant governor". San Antonio Daily Express. October 4, 1882. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cleburne". The Dallas Weekly Herald. August 5, 1882. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Personal". The Dallas Herald. October 20, 1882. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Journal of the Texas House of Representatives" (PDF). January 13, 1883. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
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