1876 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1876 Texas gubernatorial election Texas February 15, 1876 presidential 1873 Texas gubernatorial election 1873 1878 Texas gubernatorial election 1878 File:Richard Coke - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Richard Coke Democratic Party (United States) 150,581 75.1% File:3x4.svg William Chambers Republican Party (United States) 50,030 24.9% 1876 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsCoke: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Chambers: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Richard Coke Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Richard Coke Democratic Party (United States) 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.https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/chambers-william-morton TSHA Chambers, William Morton (1821–1892) Johnston Julianne Wooster Robert 2 Mar 2023 The election took place simultaneously with the vote to ratify a newly drafted state constitution that Coke had championed. General election Candidates Richard Coke, incumbent Governor, former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court (Democratic)Payne, Jr. John W. 1976 Richard Coke: Texas Governor and U.S. Senator https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/coke-richard April 24, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en William Chambers, judge of the First Judicial District (Republican) Results 1876 Texas gubernatorial electionhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2 Mar 2023 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Richard Coke (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 150,581 75.06% William Chambers Republican Party (United States) 50,030 24.94% 200,611 100.00% Aftermath The new constitution was ratified by a vote of 136,606 to 56,652.Ericson Joe Wallace Ernest 1952 The Texas Constitution of 1876: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/constitution-of-1876 April 24, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en coupled with the election of Democrats statewide established a new political system in the state, helping the Democratic party became the dominant political party for approximately 100 years. The new constitution reversed many of the changes that had been brought about through Reconstruction. Among these changes was the shortening of the term length of the governor and lieutenant governor from four years to two, reverting it to the term length that existed prior to the Civil War. In December 1876, Governor Coke, having succeeded in his core campaign issue, resigned the governorship in order to take a seat in the United States Senate. References 1876 Texas Category:1876 Texas elections