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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.
| 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% | |||
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