1886 Texas gubernatorial election

1886 Texas gubernatorial election

November 2, 1886

Candidate Lawrence Sullivan Ross Archelaus M. Cochran Ebenezer L. Dohoney Party Democratic Republican Prohibition Popular vote 228,776 65,236 19,186 Percentage 73.0% 20.8% 6.1%

County results Ross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Cochran:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      40-50% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election John Ireland Democratic Governor-elect Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic

The 1886 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Lawrence Sullivan Ross was elected in a landslide over opposition from the Republican and Prohibition parties.

General election

Candidates

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross, State Senator and former Sheriff from McLennan County (Democratic)
• Archelaus M. Cochran, internal revenue collector and former postmaster of Dallas^[1]
• Ebenezer Lafayette Dohoney, former judge and State Senator from Lamar County (Prohibition)^[2]

Results

1886 Texas gubernatorial election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lawrence Sullivan Ross	228,776	73.02%	7.97
	Republican	Archelaus M. Cochran	65,236	20.82%	14.7
	Prohibition	Ebenezer L. Dohoney	19,186	6.12%	N/A
	Write-in		102	0.03%	N/A
Total votes			313,300	100.00%

References

1. Hart, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Cochran, Archelaus M. (1839–1910)". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
2. McKay, S.S.; Johnson, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Dohoney, Ebenezer Lafayette (1832–1919)". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
3. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.