The 1880 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Oran Milo Roberts was re-elected to a second term in office over former Governor Edmund J. Davis.
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Oran Milo Roberts, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
- William H. Hamman, oil pioneer, 1878 nominee, and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)[2]
- Edmund J. Davis, former Governor (Republican)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oral M. Roberts (incumbent) | 166,101 | 62.87% |  3.89
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| Republican | Edmund J. Davis | 64,382 | 24.37% |  14.37
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| Greenback | William H. Hamman | 33,721 | 12.76% | 8.44
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| Total votes | 264,204 | 100.00% | |||
References
edit- ^ Counties which were not yet organized are shaded as a lighter grey.
- ^ "Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas ... 1879/80". HathiTrust. Texas Secretary of State. January 1, 1881. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas W. (1952). "TSHA | Hamman, William Harrison (1830–1890)". Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.