The 1878 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Acting Governor R. B. Hubbard did not seek re-election; he was succeeded by Oran Milo Roberts, who defeated William H. Hamman and Anthony Banning Norton.
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Oran Milo Roberts, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (Democratic)
- William H. Hamman, oil pioneer and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)[1]
- Anthony Banning Norton, postmaster of Dallas and newspaper publisher (Republican)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Oran Milo Roberts | 158,302 | 66.76% | 8.4 | |
Greenback | William H. Hamman | 55,002 | 21.20% | N/A | |
Republican | Anthony Banning Norton | 23,712 | 10.00% | 14.9 | |
Write-in | 99 | 0.04% | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 237,115 | 100.00% |
References edit
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas W. (1952). "TSHA | Hamman, William Harrison (1830–1890)". Retrieved 2 Mar 2023.
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2 Mar 2023.