1886 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1886 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Lawrence Sullivan Ross was elected in a landslide over opposition from the Republican and Prohibition parties.

Candidates

 * Lawrence Sullivan Ross, State Senator and former Sheriff from McLennan County (Democratic)
 * Archelaus M. Cochran, internal revenue collector and former postmaster of Dallas
 * Ebenezer Lafayette Dohoney, former judge and State Senator from Lamar County (Prohibition)