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1857 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1857 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Hardin R. Runnels won the 1857 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Hardin R. Runnels received 32,552 popular votes (57.9%). The main challenger was Sam Houston (42.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Runnels and Houston

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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.