1876 Texas gubernatorial election

1876 Texas gubernatorial election

←  1873 February 15, 1876 1878  →

Candidate Richard Coke William Chambers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 150,581 50,030 Percentage 75.1% 24.9%

County results Coke:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Chambers:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Richard Coke Democratic Governor-elect Richard Coke Democratic

The 1876 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Richard Coke was elected to a second term in office over William Chambers, a judge of the First Judicial District. ^[1]

General election

Candidates

• Richard Coke, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
• William Chambers, judge of the First Judicial District (Republican) ^[1]

Results

1876 Texas gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Coke (incumbent)	150,581	75.06%
	Republican	William Chambers	50,030	24.94%
Total votes			200,611	100.00%

References

1. Johnston, Julianne; Wooster, Robert. "TSHA | Chambers, William Morton (1821–1892)" . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
2. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.