1882 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

1882 Texas gubernatorial election

November 7, 1882

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

Ireland was the third consecutive Governor to have been elected from the Texas Supreme Court.

General election

Candidates

• John Ireland, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (Democratic)
• George Washington Jones, U.S. Representative from Bastrop (Independent)

Results

1882 Texas gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%