1853 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1853 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential Yes 1851 Texas gubernatorial election 1851 1855 Texas gubernatorial election 1855 August 1, 1853 Elisha pease.png 0.45 Elisha M. Pease Democratic Party (United States) 13,091 36.2% William Beck Ochiltree.jpg William B. Ochiltree Whig Party (United States) 9,178 25.4% George wood.jpg 0.5 George T. Wood Independent Democrat 5,983 16.6% Lemuel D. Evans (Texas judge and Congressman).jpg 0.5 Lemuel D. Evans Democratic Party (United States) 4,677 12.9% Thomas J. Chambers.jpg 0.5 Thomas J. Chambers Democratic Party (United States) 2,449 6.8% File:1853 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px Results by county: https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=196025 OurCampaigns 2024-08-07Alternate Color-scheme An alternative color-scheme was used because of the varying vote swings and to better differentiate between countiesPease: #d1d8faff 30–40% #b4beecff 40–50% #8d9be2ff 50–60% #677ad7ff 60–70% #4158cdff 70–80% #3345a2ff 80–90% #243279ff >90%Ochiltree: #fef4b4ff 30–40% #fee391ff 40–50% #fed463ff 50–60%Wood: #d0f9f9ff 20–30% #acf2f2ff 30–40% #7dddddff 40–50% #51c2c2ff 50–60% #2aacacff 60–70% #009696ff 70–80% #008080ff 80–90%Evans: #e7f5d7ff 20–30% #cfeab4ff 30–40% #b1d68dff 40–50%#87be51ff 50–60% #63a61fff 60–70% #387100ff 80–90%Chambers: #fde1fdff 20–30% #fbc9fbff 30–40% #dcb7efff 40–50% 30pxGovernor Peter H. Bell Democratic Party (United States) 30pxElected Governor Elisha M. Pease Democratic Party (United States) The 1853 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1853, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Peter Hansborough Bell did not run for a third term. The election was won by Elisha M. Pease, who received 36% of the vote. This is the lowest percentage of the popular vote a Texas governor has received and still won an election. General election Candidates Thomas J. Chambers, unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1851, former chief justice of Texas, land speculator and real estate developer (Democratic)Henson Margaret S. 1952 Thomas Jefferson Chambers: Life of a Texas Land Speculator and Lawyer https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/chambers-thomas-jefferson-1802-1865 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en John W. S. Dancy, state representative, former member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas (Democratic)Landis Lawrence A. 1976 John Winfield Scott Dancy: Pioneer Legislator and Railroad Advocate in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/dancy-john-winfield-scott 2026-06-24 Texas State Historical Association en Lemuel D. Evans, lawyer, former district judge of Harrison County, veteran of the Mexican-American War, delegate to the 1845 annexation convention (Democratic)Hart Brian 1952 Lemuel Dale Evans: Unionist Leader and Texas Supreme Court Judge https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/evans-lemuel-dale 2026-06-24 Texas State Historical Association en William Beck Ochiltree, Nacogdoches judge, former Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, delegate to the 1845 annexation convention (Whig)Blake Robert Bruce 1952 William Beck Ochiltree: Pioneer Settler, Judge, and Legislator https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ochiltree-william-beck 2026-06-24 Texas State Historical Association en Elisha M. Pease, unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1851, former state senator, former Comptroller of Public Accounts of the Republic of Texas (Democratic)Griffin Roger A. 1976 Elisha Marshall Pease: Governor of Texas and Advocate for Education https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/pease-elisha-marshall 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en George Tyler Wood, former Governor of Texas, plantation owner, veteran of the Mexican-American War (Independent Democratic)Wheat J.E. 1976 George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/wood-george-thomas 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Results 1853 Texas gubernatorial electionhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2015-08-19 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Elisha M. Pease Democratic Party (United States) 13,091 36.21% William Beck Ochiltree Whig Party (United States) 9,178 25.39% George Tyler Wood Independent Democrat 5,983 16.56% Lemuel D. Evans Democratic Party (United States) 4,677 12.94% Thomas J. Chambers Democratic Party (United States) 2,449 6.77% 459 1.27% John W. S. Dancy Democratic Party (United States) 315 0.87% 36152 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1853 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial 1853 Category:August 1853