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1857 Texas Governor Election
Texas · 2 candidates
Runnels +15.8 pts · won by 8,924 votes
Hardin R. RunnelsDemocraticWINNER57.9%
32,552 votes
Sam HoustonIndependent42.1%
23,628 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.