1880 Texas gubernatorial election
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
Candidates
- Oran Milo Roberts, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
- William H. Hamman, oil pioneer, 1878 nominee, and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)[1]
- Edmund J. Davis, former Governor (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Oral M. Roberts (incumbent) | 166,101 | 62.87% |  3.89 | |
| Republican | Edmund J. Davis | 64,382 | 24.37% |  14.37 | |
| Greenback | William H. Hamman | 33,721 | 12.76% | 8.44 | |
| Total votes | 264,204 | 100.00% | |||
References
- 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.
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