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The 1888 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross was re-elected to a second term in a landslide over Francis Marion Martin, running on a fusion opposition ticket.
General election
Candidates
- Lawrence Sullivan Ross, incumbent governor (Democratic)
- Francis Marion Martin, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 1886 (Prohibition-Fusion)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Lawrence Sullivan Ross (incumbent) | 250,338 | 71.77% |  2.25
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| Prohibition | Francis Marion Martin | 98,447 | 28.23% |  22.11
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| Total votes | 348,785 | 100.00% | |||
References
- "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1888". 1888. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- Miller, Worth Robert (1952). "TSHA | Marion, Francis Martin". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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