1882 Texas gubernatorial election

1882 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1880 November 7, 1882 1884 →
 
Candidate John Ireland George Washington Jones
Party Democratic Independent
Alliance Republican
Greenback
Popular vote 150,809 102,501
Percentage 59.5% 40.4%

County results
Ireland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Oran Milo Roberts
Democratic

Governor-elect

John Ireland
Democratic

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.