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1880 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1878 November 2, 1880 1882 →
 
Candidate Oran Milo Roberts Edmund J. Davis W. H. Hamman
Party Democratic Republican Greenback
Popular vote 166,101 64,382 33,721
Percentage 62.9% 24.4% 12.3%

County Results

Roberts

  40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

Davis

  40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

Hamman

  50-60%

No Returns

  


Governor before election

Oran Milo Roberts
Democratic

Governor-elect

Oran Milo Roberts
Democratic

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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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Results

1880 Texas gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oral M. Roberts (incumbent) 166,101 62.87% Decrease 3.89
Republican Edmund J. Davis 64,382 24.37% Increase14.37
Greenback William H. Hamman 33,721 12.76% Decrease 8.44
Total votes 264,204 100.00%

References

  1. Counties which were not yet organized are shaded as a lighter grey.
  1. "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.
  2. Cutrer, Thomas W. (1952). "TSHA | Hamman, William Harrison (1830–1890)". Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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