1880 Texas gubernatorial election
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The 1880 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Texas. Governor Oran Milo Roberts was re-elected to a second term in office over former Governor Edmund J. Davis.
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November 2, 1880
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General election
Candidates
- Edmund J. Davis, former governor (Republican)
- William H. Hamman, oil pioneer, 1878 nominee, and former Confederate brigadier general (Greenback)[2]
- Oran Milo Roberts, incumbent governor (Democratic)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Oran M. Roberts (incumbent) | 166,101 | 62.87% |  3.89 | |
| Republican | Edmund J. Davis | 64,382 | 24.37% |  14.37 | |
| Greenback | William H. Hamman | 33,721 | 12.76% | 8.44 | |
| Total votes | 264,204 | 100.00% | |||
