Texas gubernatorial election, 1853

August 1, 1853



Nominee	Elisha M. Pease	William B. Ochiltree	George T. Wood
Party	Independent	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	13,091	9,178	5,983
Percentage	36.7%	25.7%	16.8%


Nominee	Lemuel D. Evans	Thomas J. Chambers
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	4,677	2,449
Percentage	13.1%	6.9%

Governor before election

Peter H. Bell
Independent

Elected Governor

Elisha M. Pease
Independent

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The 1853 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1853 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Peter Hansborough Bell did not run for a third term. The election was won by Elisha M. Pease, who received 37% of the vote.

Results

General Election Results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Elisha M. Pease	13,091	36.68%
	Independent	William Beck Ochiltree	9,178	25.71%
	Independent	George Tyler Wood	5,983	16.76%
	Independent	Lemuel D. Evans	4,677	13.10%
	Independent	Thomas J. Chambers	2,449	6.86%
	Independent	John W. S. Dancy	315	0.88%
Total votes			35,693	100.00%
	Independent hold

References

↑ "Texas Almanac".

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