1853 Texas gubernatorial election
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The 1853 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1853 to elect the governor of Texas.
Incumbent Governor Peter Hansborough Bell did not run for a third term. The election was won by Elisha M. Pease, who received 37% of the vote.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elisha M. Pease | 13,091 | 36.68% | |
Whig | William Beck Ochiltree | 9,178 | 25.71% | |
Independent Democrat | George Tyler Wood | 5,983 | 16.76% | |
Democratic | Lemuel D. Evans | 4,677 | 13.10% | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Chambers | 2,449 | 6.86% | |
Democratic | John W. S. Dancy | 315 | 0.88% | |
Total votes | 35,693 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "OurCampaigns". August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ An alternative color-scheme was used because of the varying vote swings and to better differentiate between counties