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1869 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1869 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Edmund J. Davis won the 1869 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Edmund J. Davis received 39,867 popular votes (50.25%). The main challenger was Andrew J. Hamilton (49.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Hamilton

Davis +1.0 pts · won by 775 votes
Edmund J. DavisRepublicanWINNER50.25%
39,867 votes
Andrew J. HamiltonRepublican49.27%
39,092 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.