1880 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1880 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 2, 1880 presidential 1878 Texas gubernatorial election 1878 1882 Texas gubernatorial election 1882 File:Oran roberts.jpg Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 166,101 62.9% File:Edmund Davis (cropped).jpg Edmund J. Davis Republican Party (United States) 64,382 24.4% File:3x4.svg W. H. Hamman Greenback Party 33,721 12.3% 1880 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 375px County resultshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112083801503&seq=69&q1=governor Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas ... 1879/80 Texas Secretary of State January 1, 1881 HathiTrust July 12, 2024 Roberts #a1b6ecff 40–50% #7996e2ff 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Davis #eaa8a8ff 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Hamman #5fd35fff 50–60% No returns"Unorganized Counties" Counties which were not yet organized are shaded a lighter grey. #969696ff Governor Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) The 1880 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Texas. Governor Oran Milo Roberts was re-elected to a second term in office over former Governor Edmund J. Davis. General election The Greenback Party, motivated by their success in the previous election in which they won twelve seats in the legislature and elected George W. Jones to Congress, renominated W. H. Hamman to be their candidate for governor.Gunn Jack W. The Greenback Movement in Texas: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/greenback-party April 24, 2026 1952 Texas State Historical Association en There was factional split in the Republican party, but it was resolvedJanuary 14, 1880 Republican Differences Settled. https://www.newspapers.com/image/23238837/ June 3, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.com at the party convention with former governor and Republican party chair Edmund Davis being selected as the gubenatorial nominee.Winkler Ernest William https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Platforms_of_political_parties_in_Texas_%28IA_platformsofpolit00winkrich%29.pdf?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=original Platforms of Political Parties in Texas September 20, 1916 University of Texas 193-206 At the time Texas was a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was heavily favored in state elections. Incumbent Oran Roberts was renominated at the state convention, after facing a challenge from lieutenant governor Joseph Sayers,August 12, 1880 State Convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/23258764/ June 3, 2026 The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.com and was reelected by a wide margin. Candidates Dr. Archelaus M. Cochran, internal revenue collector, former postmaster, former member of the Dallas City Council, former state representative, Captain in Terry's Texas Rangers (Republican) (withdrawn)Hart Brian 1952 TSHA Cochran, Archelaus M. (1839–1910) https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cochran-archelaus-m 10 Mar 2023 Edmund J. Davis, former governor (Republican)Moneyhon Carl H. 1952 Edmund J. Davis: Union Army Officer and Reconstruction Governor of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/davis-edmund-jackson 2026-06-03 Texas State Historical Association en William H. Hamman, oil pioneer, 1878 nominee, and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)Cutrer Thomas W. 1952 TSHA Hamman, William Harrison (1830–1890) https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hamman-william-harrison 2 Mar 2023 Oran Milo Roberts, incumbent governor (Democratic)Dixon Ford 1952 Oran M. Roberts: A Legacy of Leadership in Texas History https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/roberts-oran-milo June 3, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Joseph D. Sayers, incumbent lieutenant governor (Democratic) Results 1880 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 Oran M. Roberts (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 166,101 62.87% 3.89 Edmund J. Davis Republican Party (United States) 64,382 24.37% 14.37 William H. Hamman Greenback Party (United States) 33,721 12.76% 8.44 264,204 100.00% References 1880 Texas Category:1880 Texas elections