1882 Texas gubernatorial election
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November 7, 1882
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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.
Ireland was the third consecutive Governor to have been elected from the Texas Supreme Court.
General election
[edit]There were a faction of the Democratic Party who were opposed to the campaign of State Supreme Court Justice John Ireland and attempted to push for the renomination of Oran Roberts for a third term at the state convention. Roberts rejected such an effort, and failing to find an alternate candidate, Ireland was nominated by acclamation.[1]
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.[2]
Candidates
[edit]- John Ireland, former Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, former state senator and representative, delegate at the state constitutional conventions of 1866 and 1875, candidate for U.S. senate 1876, candidate for congress 1878, former mayor of Seguin (Democratic)[3]
- George Washington Jones, U.S. Representative from Bastrop, former lieutenant governor, delegate at the state constitutional convention of 1866 (Independent)[4]
- Jerome Bonaparte Robertson, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, former superintendent of the Texas Bureau of Immigration (Independent Democrat)[5][6]
Results
[edit]| 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% | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Convention. Judge John Ireland Nominated by Acclamation and With Enthusiasm". The Austin Daily Statesman. July 20, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Republican Official Invitation and Intimation to Voters". The Waco Examiner. October 27, 1882. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Elliot, Claude (1952). "John Ireland: Governor of Texas and Key Historical Figure". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ Cutrer, Thomas W. "TSHA | Jones, George Washington (ca. 1828–1903)". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Maberry Jr., Robert (1976). "Jerome Bonaparte (Polly) Robertson: A Legacy in Texas History". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ "General J. B. Robertson Out as an Independent Candidate on His Own Platform". The Austin Weekly Statesman. May 11, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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