Texas gubernatorial election, 1857

August 3, 1857

Governor before election

Elisha M. Pease
Independent

Elected Governor

Hardin R. Runnels
Democratic

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The 1857 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1857 to elect the Governor of Texas. The election pitted Lieutenant Governor Hardin Richard Runnels against former President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston and Lieutenant Governor hopeful French Smith. Runnels won the election with 53% of the vote, becoming the only person to ever defeat Sam Houston in a political contest.

Results

General Election Results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hardin Richard Runnels	32,552	53.21%
	Independent	Sam Houston	28,628	46.79%
Total votes			61,180	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Independent

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