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1886 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Lawrence Sullivan Ross won the 1886 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Lawrence Sullivan Ross received 228,776 popular votes (73%). The main challenger was Archelaus M. Cochran (20.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Ross and Cochran

Ross +52.2 pts · won by 163,540 votes
Lawrence Sullivan RossDemocraticWINNER73%
228,776 votes
Archelaus M. CochranRepublican20.8%
65,236 votes
Ebenezer L. DohoneyProhibition Party6.1%
19,186 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.