1878 Texas gubernatorial election

1878 Texas gubernatorial election

November 5, 1878

Candidate Oran Milo Roberts W. H. Hamman Anthony Banning Norton Party Democratic Greenback Republican Popular vote 158,302 55,002 23,712 Percentage 66.7% 21.2% 10.0%

Acting Governor before election Richard B. Hubbard Democratic Governor-elect Oran Milo Roberts Democratic

The 1878 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Acting Governor R. B. Hubbard did not seek re-election; he was succeeded by Oran Milo Roberts, who defeated William H. Hamman and Anthony Banning Norton.

General election

Candidates

• Oran Milo Roberts, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (Democratic)
• William H. Hamman, oil pioneer and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)
• Anthony Banning Norton, postmaster of Dallas and newspaper publisher (Republican)

Results

1878 Texas gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Oran Milo Roberts	158,302	66.76%	8.4
	Greenback	William H. Hamman	55,002	21.20%	N/A
	Republican	Anthony Banning Norton	23,712	10.00%	14.9
	Write-in		99	0.04%	0.04
Total votes			237,115	100.00%