1886 Texas gubernatorial election

1886 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1884 November 2, 1886 1888 →
 
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.