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1876 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Richard Coke won the 1876 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Richard Coke received 150,581 popular votes (75.1%). The main challenger was William Chambers (24.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Coke and Chambers

Coke +50.2 pts · won by 100,551 votes
Richard CokeDemocraticWINNER75.1%
150,581 votes
William ChambersRepublican24.9%
50,030 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.