1878 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1878 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 5, 1878 presidential 1876 Texas gubernatorial election 1876 1880 Texas gubernatorial election 1880 File:Oran roberts.jpg Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 158,302 66.7% File:3x4.svg W. H. Hamman Greenback Party 55,002 21.2% 1878 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsRoberts: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Hamman: #D7F4D7 30–40% #AFE9AF 40–50% #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70%Norton: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40%No Data/Vote: #808080 File:Anthony Banning Norton (1860).jpg Anthony Banning Norton Republican Party (United States) 23,712 10.0% Acting Governor Richard B. Hubbard Democratic Party (United States) Governor-elect Oran Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) The 1878 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Democratic candidate and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Oran Milo Roberts defeated Greenback William H. Hamman and Republican Anthony Banning Norton by a wide margin. General election At the Democratic state convention in July, incumbent governor Richard B. Hubbard competed against former governor James Throckmorton and both failed to secure a nomination due to the rules of the convention. Justice Oran Roberts was selected as the compromise candidate by a conference committee.July 20, 1878 The State Convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/23825830/ The Galveston Daily News 1 Newspapers.comJuly 26, 1878 The Result https://www.newspapers.com/image/68038283/ April 24, 2026 Brenham Weekly Banner 2 Newspapers.com The newly formed Greenback Party, a populist agrarian party focused on monetary issues, ran their first ticket for state offices and nominated William H. Hamman of Robertson County to be their nominee for governor.Gunn Jack W. 1952 The Greenback Movement in Texas: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/greenback-party April 24, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en The leadership of the state Republican Party initially contemplated supporting the Greenback ticket instead of running their own slate of candidates and splitting the opposition vote, but a convention was held in which Anthony Banning Norton of Dallas was nominated to lead a full ticket.September 20, 1916 Platforms of Political Parties in Texas 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 179–193 Winkler Ernest William University of Texas The national questions of protective tariffs, the monetary questions of silver and greenbacks, and immigration were the focus of the campaigns. Following the adoption of the 1876 state constitution, Texas became a part of the "Solid South" and the Democratic party was overwhelmingly favored in state elections. On election day, November 5, 1878, Democratic candidate Oran Roberts won the election by a wide margin. He was sworn in as the 16th governor of Texas on January 21, 1879. Candidates William H. Hamman, oil pioneer 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 Richard B. Hubbard, incumbent governor (Democratic) (withdrawn)Duncan Jean S. 1952 Richard Bennett Hubbard: Texas Governor and Diplomat https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hubbard-richard-bennett-jr 2026-06-01 Texas State Historical Association en Anthony Banning Norton, postmaster of Dallas, newspaper publisher, and former state representative (Republican)Sanders Justin 1976 Anthony Banning Norton: Journalist, Politician, and Unionist https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/norton-anthony-banning April 24, 2026 Texas State Historical Association enOctober 5, 1878 Republican State Convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/320548521/ April 24, 2026 The Tri-Weekly Herald Marshall, TX 2 Oran Milo Roberts, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, president of the 1861 Secession Convention (Democratic)Dixon Ford 1952 Oran M. Roberts: A Legacy of Leadership in Texas History https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/roberts-oran-milo April 24, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en James W. Throckmorten, congressman from the 3rd district, former governor, delegate at the 1861 Secession Convention (Democratic) (withdrawn)Minor David 1952 James Webb Throckmorton: Life and Legacy of a Texas Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/throckmorton-james-webb May 1, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en Results 1878 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 Milo Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 158,302 66.76% 8.4 William H. Hamman Greenback Party (United States) 55,002 21.20% N/A Anthony Banning Norton Republican Party (United States) 23,712 10.00% 14.9 99 0.04% 0.04 237,115 100.00% References 1878 Texas Category:1878 Texas elections Category:November 1878 in the United States