1878 Texas gubernatorial election

1878 Texas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Oran Milo Roberts W. H. Hamman Anthony Banning Norton Party Democratic Greenback Republican Popular vote 158,302 55,002 23,712 Percentage 66.7% 21.2% 10.0%

County results Roberts:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Hamman:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Norton:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90% Tie:      30–40% No Data/Vote:

Acting Governor before election Richard B. Hubbard Democratic Governor-elect Oran Milo Roberts Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

• 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

1878 Texas gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. Cutrer, Thomas W. (1952). "TSHA | Hamman, William Harrison (1830–1890)" . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
2. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.