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Election for Governor of Texas
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lawrence Sullivan Ross | 228,776 | 73.02% | ![]() | |
Republican | Archelaus M. Cochran | 65,236 | 20.82% | ![]() | |
Prohibition | Ebenezer L. Dohoney | 19,186 | 6.12% | N/A | |
Write-in | 102 | 0.03% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 313,300 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ Hart, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Cochran, Archelaus M. (1839–1910)". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ McKay, S.S.; Johnson, Brian (1952). "TSHA | Dohoney, Ebenezer Lafayette (1832–1919)". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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