1890 Texas gubernatorial election

1890 Texas gubernatorial election

November 4, 1890

Candidate Jim Hogg Webster Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 262,432 77,742 Percentage 76.5% 22.6%

Governor before election Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic Governor-elect Jim Hogg Democratic

The 1890 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Attorney General Jim Hogg was elected over Republican Webster Flanagan.

General election

Candidates

• Webster Flanagan, former State Senator (Republican)
• Ephraim Charles Heath, former State Representative and Rockwall County judge (Prohibition)
• Jim Hogg, Attorney General of Texas (Democratic)

Results

1890 Texas gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Hogg	262,432	76.45%	4.68
	Republican	Webster Flanagan	77,742	22.65%	N/A
	Prohibition	E.C. Heath	2,463	0.72%	N/A
	Write-in		633	0.18%	N/A
Total votes			343,270	100.00%