1853_Texas_gubernatorial_election Knowpia

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 edit

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

^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.