Texas gubernatorial election, 1853
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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 37% of the vote.
Results
| General Election Results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Independent | Elisha M. Pease | 13,091 | 36.68% | |
| Independent | William Beck Ochiltree | 9,178 | 25.71% | |
| Independent | George Tyler Wood | 5,983 | 16.76% | |
| Independent | Lemuel D. Evans | 4,677 | 13.10% | |
| Independent | Thomas J. Chambers | 2,449 | 6.86% | |
| Independent | John W. S. Dancy | 315 | 0.88% | |
| Total votes | 35,693 | 100.00% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
References
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