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1882 Texas governor election

John Ireland (Democrat) beat George W. Jones (independent) in Texas in 1882, 59.5% to 40.4%, a margin of 19.0 points and 48,308 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Oran M. Roberts won.

Democrats led in 120 of the 170 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 50. The largest, Dallas, cast 6,117 votes and went to the Democrat by 71.7 points. The closest was Camp, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Ireland won Democratic 150,809 59.5%
George W. Jones Independent 102,501 40.4%
All other candidates 334 0.1%
Total253,644

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dallas 4,387 71.7% 0 0.0% 1,730 6,117 D+71.7
Grayson 4,011 65.9% 0 0.0% 2,073 6,084 D+65.9
Galveston 3,318 58.8% 0 0.0% 2,325 5,643 D+58.8
Harris 2,142 41.6% 0 0.0% 3,011 5,153 Others
Washington 1,354 27.4% 0 0.0% 3,582 4,936 Others
Travis 2,087 43.2% 0 0.0% 2,744 4,831 Others
Bexar 2,651 56.2% 0 0.0% 2,069 4,720 D+56.2
Navarro 1,781 39.2% 0 0.0% 2,759 4,540 Others
Fayette 1,428 31.7% 0 0.0% 3,076 4,504 Others
Tarrant 2,858 65.9% 0 0.0% 1,480 4,338 D+65.9
Robertson 1,451 34.8% 0 0.0% 2,724 4,175 Others
Ellis 3,304 81.2% 0 0.0% 763 4,067 D+81.2
Collin 3,494 86.5% 0 0.0% 547 4,041 D+86.5
Smith 1,746 47.0% 0 0.0% 1,965 3,711 Others
Cooke 2,566 74.9% 0 0.0% 862 3,428 D+74.9
Hunt 2,969 87.0% 0 0.0% 444 3,413 D+87.0
Rusk 1,922 57.2% 0 0.0% 1,439 3,361 D+57.2
Fannin 2,538 75.8% 0 0.0% 812 3,350 D+75.8
Bell 2,272 70.0% 0 0.0% 973 3,245 D+70.0
Milam 1,640 51.7% 0 0.0% 1,530 3,170 D+51.7
Johnson 2,475 79.4% 0 0.0% 641 3,116 D+79.4
Hill 2,281 73.7% 0 0.0% 815 3,096 D+73.7
Denton 2,364 77.4% 0 0.0% 690 3,054 D+77.4
Bastrop 689 22.7% 0 0.0% 2,345 3,034 Others
Anderson 1,671 55.4% 0 0.0% 1,343 3,014 D+55.4
Houston 1,690 56.8% 0 0.0% 1,287 2,977 D+56.8
Kaufman 2,189 74.9% 0 0.0% 732 2,921 D+74.9
Cass 1,406 48.2% 0 0.0% 1,513 2,919 Others
Grimes 982 34.1% 0 0.0% 1,898 2,880 Others
Wise 1,713 59.5% 0 0.0% 1,166 2,879 D+59.5
Hopkins 2,312 80.9% 0 0.0% 545 2,857 D+80.9
Lamar 2,105 74.4% 0 0.0% 726 2,831 D+74.4
Williamson 1,735 61.9% 0 0.0% 1,068 2,803 D+61.9
Falls 1,307 47.0% 0 0.0% 1,473 2,780 Others
Cherokee 1,559 57.3% 0 0.0% 1,162 2,721 D+57.3
Cameron 2,458 90.9% 0 0.0% 245 2,703 D+90.9
Parker 1,713 63.4% 0 0.0% 988 2,701 D+63.4
Colorado 795 30.3% 0 0.0% 1,828 2,623 Others
McLennan 1,550 60.6% 0 0.0% 1,009 2,559 D+60.6
Limestone 1,440 57.9% 0 0.0% 1,046 2,486 D+57.9
Red River 1,446 58.6% 0 0.0% 1,022 2,468 D+58.6
Gonzales 1,262 53.0% 0 0.0% 1,119 2,381 D+53.0
Brazos 964 41.2% 0 0.0% 1,373 2,337 Others
Leon 1,241 54.6% 0 0.0% 1,031 2,272 D+54.6
Austin 493 22.3% 0 0.0% 1,717 2,210 Others
Montague 1,579 73.6% 0 0.0% 565 2,144 D+73.6
Van Zandt 1,328 62.3% 0 0.0% 803 2,131 D+62.3
Harrison 1,000 48.1% 0 0.0% 1,081 2,081 Others
Wood 1,188 58.6% 0 0.0% 838 2,026 D+58.6
Guadalupe 1,134 56.1% 0 0.0% 886 2,020 D+56.1
Erath 1,534 76.6% 0 0.0% 468 2,002 D+76.6
Freestone 1,016 51.0% 0 0.0% 976 1,992 D+51.0
Burleson 579 30.8% 0 0.0% 1,300 1,879 Others
Panola 1,227 65.6% 0 0.0% 643 1,870 D+65.6
Montgomery 834 45.3% 0 0.0% 1,009 1,843 Others
Upshur 1,165 66.3% 0 0.0% 591 1,756 D+66.3
Bowie 1,040 59.7% 0 0.0% 702 1,742 D+59.7
Nacogdoches 1,398 80.8% 0 0.0% 332 1,730 D+80.8
Coryell 1,173 73.0% 0 0.0% 434 1,607 D+73.0
Bosque 1,078 67.1% 0 0.0% 528 1,606 D+67.1
Lavaca 778 48.8% 0 0.0% 817 1,595 Others
Walker 522 33.2% 0 0.0% 1,049 1,571 Others
Shelby 1,104 71.9% 0 0.0% 432 1,536 D+71.9
Henderson 845 56.4% 0 0.0% 654 1,499 D+56.4
Brazoria 271 18.2% 0 0.0% 1,214 1,485 Others
Lee 369 24.9% 0 0.0% 1,115 1,484 Others
Fort Bend 180 12.4% 0 0.0% 1,267 1,447 Others
Waller 407 28.7% 0 0.0% 1,011 1,418 Others
Hays 812 57.5% 0 0.0% 599 1,411 D+57.5
De Witt 545 38.9% 0 0.0% 855 1,400 Others
Gregg 565 40.4% 0 0.0% 834 1,399 Others
Brown 826 61.7% 0 0.0% 513 1,339 D+61.7
Comanche 848 66.1% 0 0.0% 435 1,283 D+66.1
Wilson 945 76.5% 0 0.0% 291 1,236 D+76.5
Burnet 557 46.2% 0 0.0% 648 1,205 Others
Marion 459 38.7% 0 0.0% 726 1,185 Others
Victoria 446 37.6% 0 0.0% 739 1,185 Others
El Paso 1,053 92.9% 0 0.0% 81 1,134 D+92.9
Hood 734 66.8% 0 0.0% 364 1,098 D+66.8
Titus 817 76.9% 0 0.0% 246 1,063 D+76.9
Nueces 754 71.3% 0 0.0% 303 1,057 D+71.3
Madison 589 56.5% 0 0.0% 453 1,042 D+56.5
Camp 522 50.1% 0 0.0% 519 1,041 D+50.1
Palo Pinto 757 73.6% 0 0.0% 271 1,028 D+73.6
Delta 744 72.7% 0 0.0% 280 1,024 D+72.7
Morris 553 54.3% 0 0.0% 466 1,019 D+54.3
Comal 472 46.4% 0 0.0% 545 1,017 Others
Webb 762 75.2% 0 0.0% 251 1,013 D+75.2
Llano 517 52.2% 0 0.0% 474 991 D+52.2
Lampasas 528 53.7% 0 0.0% 456 984 D+53.7
Tyler 427 43.4% 0 0.0% 556 983 Others
Eastland 650 68.0% 0 0.0% 306 956 D+68.0
Hamilton 688 72.0% 0 0.0% 268 956 D+72.0
Angelina 834 87.7% 0 0.0% 117 951 D+87.7
Jack 536 58.6% 0 0.0% 379 915 D+58.6
San Jacinto 311 34.1% 0 0.0% 601 912 Others
Gillespie 248 27.6% 0 0.0% 649 897 Others
Franklin 568 64.0% 0 0.0% 319 887 D+64.0
Caldwell 387 45.1% 0 0.0% 471 858 Others
San Saba 437 52.2% 0 0.0% 400 837 D+52.2
Clay 670 81.1% 0 0.0% 156 826 D+81.1
San Augustine 517 63.7% 0 0.0% 295 812 D+63.7
Polk 552 68.9% 0 0.0% 249 801 D+68.9
Trinity 553 72.7% 0 0.0% 208 761 D+72.7
Wharton 115 15.2% 0 0.0% 643 758 Others
Medina 312 41.2% 0 0.0% 445 757 Others
Goliad 381 51.6% 0 0.0% 358 739 D+51.6
Liberty 352 48.2% 0 0.0% 379 731 Others
Jefferson 411 57.6% 0 0.0% 302 713 D+57.6
Young 544 78.3% 0 0.0% 151 695 D+78.3
Blanco 440 64.2% 0 0.0% 245 685 D+64.2
Presidio 543 80.6% 0 0.0% 131 674 D+80.6
Matagorda 183 27.4% 0 0.0% 484 667 Others
Stephens 587 88.1% 0 0.0% 79 666 D+88.1
Kinney 275 43.9% 0 0.0% 351 626 Others
Tom Green 349 57.9% 0 0.0% 254 603 D+57.9
Rockwall 556 92.5% 0 0.0% 45 601 D+92.5
Sabine 375 63.3% 0 0.0% 217 592 D+63.3
Coleman 445 75.9% 0 0.0% 141 586 D+75.9
Hidalgo 510 87.6% 0 0.0% 72 582 D+87.6
Callahan 392 68.9% 0 0.0% 177 569 D+68.9
Rains 344 60.9% 0 0.0% 221 565 D+60.9
Atascosa 478 84.9% 0 0.0% 85 563 D+84.9
Duval 535 95.5% 0 0.0% 25 560 D+95.5
Starr 4 0.7% 0 0.0% 544 548 Others
Newton 521 96.1% 0 0.0% 21 542 D+96.1
Uvalde 420 79.7% 0 0.0% 107 527 D+79.7
Mason 392 76.3% 0 0.0% 122 514 D+76.3
Orange 247 48.9% 0 0.0% 258 505 Others
Taylor 357 72.3% 0 0.0% 137 494 D+72.3
Kerr 210 44.5% 0 0.0% 262 472 Others
Kendall 93 19.8% 0 0.0% 377 470 Others
Bandera 355 77.7% 0 0.0% 102 457 D+77.7
Somervell 225 53.4% 0 0.0% 196 421 D+53.4
Maverick 196 47.6% 0 0.0% 216 412 Others
Frio 194 47.9% 0 0.0% 211 405 Others
Jackson 137 35.4% 0 0.0% 250 387 Others
Wheeler 344 90.3% 0 0.0% 37 381 D+90.3
Jasper 369 97.6% 0 0.0% 9 378 D+97.6
Karnes 280 74.9% 0 0.0% 94 374 D+74.9
Pecos 346 99.4% 0 0.0% 2 348 D+99.4
Hardin 129 37.2% 0 0.0% 218 347 Others
Mitchell 221 63.9% 0 0.0% 125 346 D+63.9
Kimble 150 44.1% 0 0.0% 190 340 Others
McCulloch 213 65.3% 0 0.0% 113 326 D+65.3
Chambers 200 65.4% 0 0.0% 106 306 D+65.4
Baylor 291 95.7% 0 0.0% 13 304 D+95.7
Live Oak 245 81.1% 0 0.0% 57 302 D+81.1
Shackelford 232 79.7% 0 0.0% 59 291 D+79.7
La Salle 188 66.7% 0 0.0% 94 282 D+66.7
Zapata 67 23.8% 0 0.0% 214 281 Others
Nolan 178 65.7% 0 0.0% 93 271 D+65.7
Bee 222 87.4% 0 0.0% 32 254 D+87.4
Calhoun 118 47.0% 0 0.0% 133 251 Others
Menard 192 91.0% 0 0.0% 19 211 D+91.0
Runnels 193 95.1% 0 0.0% 10 203 D+95.1
Aransas 142 81.1% 0 0.0% 33 175 D+81.1
McMullen 144 84.7% 0 0.0% 26 170 D+84.7
Oldham 150 89.8% 0 0.0% 17 167 D+89.8
Concho 128 80.5% 0 0.0% 31 159 D+80.5
Dimmit 50 32.5% 0 0.0% 104 154 Others
Howard 126 82.4% 0 0.0% 27 153 D+82.4
Refugio 118 80.3% 0 0.0% 29 147 D+80.3
San Patricio 126 88.1% 0 0.0% 17 143 D+88.1
Wichita 86 68.8% 0 0.0% 39 125 D+68.8
Wilbarger 104 94.5% 0 0.0% 6 110 D+94.5
Jones 105 96.3% 0 0.0% 4 109 D+96.3
Throckmorton 86 86.9% 0 0.0% 13 99 D+86.9
Donley 61 82.4% 0 0.0% 13 74 D+82.4
Archer 38 71.7% 0 0.0% 15 53 D+71.7

Counties as they stood in 1882; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Greg Abbott (R) R+10.9
2018 Abbott (R) R+13.3
2014 Greg Abbott (R) R+20.4
2010 Rick Perry (R) R+12.7
2006 Rick Perry (R) R+9.2
2002 Rick Perry (R) R+17.8
1998 George W. Bush (R) R+37.1
1994 George W. Bush (R) R+7.6
1990 Ann Richards (D) D+2.6
1986 William P. Clements (R) R+6.7
1982 Mark White (D) D+7.3
1978 William P. Clements (R) R+0.7
1974 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+30.3
1972 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+2.9
1970 Preston Smith (D) D+6.9
1968 Preston Smith (D) D+14.0
1966 John B. Connally (D) D+47.0
1964 John B. Connally (D) D+47.8
1962 John B. Connally (D) D+8.4
1960 Price Daniel (D) D+45.5
1958 Price Daniel (D) D+76.2
1956 Price Daniel (D) D+63.2
1954 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.0
1952 Allan Shivers (D) D+98.1
1950 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.9
1948 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+70.0
1946 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+82.5
1944 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+81.7
1942 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+93.7
1940 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+88.9
1938 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+93.8
1936 James V. Allred (D) D+85.9
1934 James V. Allred (D) D+93.4
1932 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+24.2
1930 Ross Sterling (D) D+60.4
1928 Dan Moody (D) D+65.0
1926 Dan Moody (D) D+73.8
1924 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+17.8
1922 Pat M. Neff (D) D+63.8
1920 Pat Morris Neff (D) D+41.2
1918 William P. Hobby (D) D+68.9
1916 James E. Ferguson (D) D+68.1
1914 James E. Ferguson (D) D+76.7
1912 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+70.5
1910 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+67.8
1908 Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) D+48.4
1906 Thomas M. Campbell (D) D+68.1
1904 S. W. T. Lanham (D) D+53.3
1902 Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) D+56.5
1900 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+42.4
1898 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+71.2
1896 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+55.4
1894 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+36.1
1892 James S. Hogg (D) D+43.4
1890 James S. Hogg (D) D+53.8
1888 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+71.8
1886 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+52.2
1884 John Ireland (D) D+57.2
1882 John Ireland (D) D+59.5
1880 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+38.5
1878 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+56.8
1876 Richard Coke (D) D+50.0
1873 Richard Coke (D) D+31.6
1869 Edmund J. Davis (R) R+50.2
1866 James W. Throckmorton (D) D+60.3