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County results Ireland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100% Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Norton: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1884 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect theGovernor of Texas.John Ireland was re-elected over formerU.S. RepresentativeGeorge Washington "Wash" Jones, an independent with Greenback support, and Republican newspaper publisherAnthony Banning Norton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Ireland (incumbent) | 212,234 | 65.05% | ||
| Independent | George W. Jones | 88,450 | 27.11% | ||
| Republican | A.B. Norton | 25,557 | 7.83% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 326,241 | 100.00% | |||