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1880 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Oran Milo Roberts won the 1880 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Oran Milo Roberts received 166,101 popular votes (62.9%). The main challenger was Edmund J. Davis (24.4%).

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

Roberts +38.5 pts · won by 101,719 votes
Oran Milo RobertsDemocraticWINNER62.9%
166,101 votes
Edmund J. DavisRepublican24.4%
64,382 votes
W. H. HammanGreen12.3%
33,721 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.