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1876 Texas governor election
Richard Coke (Democrat) beat William Chambers (Republican) in Texas in 1876, 75.0% to 25.0%, a margin of 50.0 points and 99,980 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1873, when Richard Coke also won.
Democrats led in 133 of the 149 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Harris, cast 5,794 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.3 points. The closest was Montgomery, where 13 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Coke won | Democratic | 149,974 | 75.0% |
| William Chambers | Republican | 49,994 | 25.0% |
| Total | 199,968 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 3,426 59.1% | 2,368 40.9% | 5,794 | D+18.3 | |
| Dallas | 4,476 88.2% | 601 11.8% | 5,077 | D+76.3 | |
| Washington | 2,201 45.8% | 2,600 54.2% | 4,801 | R+8.3 | |
| Grayson | 4,248 89.4% | 503 10.6% | 4,751 | D+78.8 | |
| Galveston | 3,147 74.3% | 1,090 25.7% | 4,237 | D+48.5 | |
| Travis | 2,315 55.5% | 1,858 44.5% | 4,173 | D+11.0 | |
| Harrison | 1,122 29.6% | 2,664 70.4% | 3,786 | R+40.7 | |
| Fayette | 2,180 58.8% | 1,530 41.2% | 3,710 | D+17.5 | |
| Bexar | 2,552 69.8% | 1,104 30.2% | 3,656 | D+39.6 | |
| Robertson | 1,874 52.5% | 1,698 47.5% | 3,572 | D+4.9 | |
| Smith | 1,797 55.4% | 1,445 44.6% | 3,242 | D+10.9 | |
| Collin | 3,131 98.9% | 35 1.1% | 3,166 | D+97.8 | |
| McLennan | 2,041 69.3% | 906 30.7% | 2,947 | D+38.5 | |
| Colorado | 1,376 48.8% | 1,441 51.2% | 2,817 | R+2.3 | |
| Rusk | 1,727 62.1% | 1,053 37.9% | 2,780 | D+24.2 | |
| Grimes | 1,311 47.3% | 1,462 52.7% | 2,773 | R+5.4 | |
| Bell | 2,702 99.2% | 22 0.8% | 2,724 | D+98.4 | |
| Ellis | 2,653 99.9% | 2 0.1% | 2,655 | D+99.8 | |
| Falls | 1,573 59.4% | 1,076 40.6% | 2,649 | D+18.8 | |
| Tarrant | 2,593 98.3% | 45 1.7% | 2,638 | D+96.6 | |
| Anderson | 1,529 60.6% | 995 39.4% | 2,524 | D+21.2 | |
| Bastrop | 1,434 58.6% | 1,014 41.4% | 2,448 | D+17.2 | |
| Austin | 1,677 69.1% | 750 30.9% | 2,427 | D+38.2 | |
| Milam | 2,305 97.7% | 55 2.3% | 2,360 | D+95.3 | |
| Red River | 1,446 62.3% | 875 37.7% | 2,321 | D+24.6 | |
| Brazos | 1,330 57.8% | 973 42.2% | 2,303 | D+15.5 | |
| Johnson | 2,269 99.5% | 12 0.5% | 2,281 | D+98.9 | |
| Hunt | 2,205 97.4% | 58 2.6% | 2,263 | D+94.9 | |
| Houston | 1,276 56.4% | 986 43.6% | 2,262 | D+12.8 | |
| Cherokee | 1,896 85.1% | 333 14.9% | 2,229 | D+70.1 | |
| Lamar | 1,891 85.4% | 324 14.6% | 2,215 | D+70.7 | |
| Fannin | 1,929 88.3% | 255 11.7% | 2,184 | D+76.6 | |
| Gonzales | 1,841 85.5% | 313 14.5% | 2,154 | D+70.9 | |
| Hopkins | 1,987 94.1% | 124 5.9% | 2,111 | D+88.3 | |
| Hill | 2,103 100.0% | 1 0.0% | 2,104 | D+99.9 | |
| Denton | 2,055 99.9% | 3 0.1% | 2,058 | D+99.7 | |
| Cooke | 2,038 99.6% | 8 0.4% | 2,046 | D+99.2 | |
| Limestone | 1,755 87.9% | 242 12.1% | 1,997 | D+75.8 | |
| Navarro | 1,641 83.0% | 337 17.0% | 1,978 | D+65.9 | |
| Freestone | 1,399 71.8% | 549 28.2% | 1,948 | D+43.6 | |
| Kaufman | 1,860 97.6% | 45 2.4% | 1,905 | D+95.3 | |
| Marion | 729 38.8% | 1,150 61.2% | 1,879 | R+22.4 | |
| Cass | 1,459 80.7% | 350 19.3% | 1,809 | D+61.3 | |
| Coryell | 1,784 99.7% | 6 0.3% | 1,790 | D+99.3 | |
| Panola | 1,370 81.0% | 321 19.0% | 1,691 | D+62.0 | |
| Walker | 798 47.2% | 891 52.8% | 1,689 | R+5.5 | |
| Williamson | 1,478 89.9% | 166 10.1% | 1,644 | D+79.8 | |
| Montgomery | 827 50.4% | 814 49.6% | 1,641 | D+0.8 | |
| Leon | 1,495 91.4% | 141 8.6% | 1,636 | D+82.8 | |
| Nacogdoches | 1,236 77.1% | 368 22.9% | 1,604 | D+54.1 | |
| Guadalupe | 840 54.1% | 713 45.9% | 1,553 | D+8.2 | |
| Fort Bend | 300 19.4% | 1,244 80.6% | 1,544 | R+61.1 | |
| Lavaca | 1,206 78.6% | 328 21.4% | 1,534 | D+57.2 | |
| Brazoria | 413 28.0% | 1,060 72.0% | 1,473 | R+43.9 | |
| Burleson | 912 62.1% | 556 37.9% | 1,468 | D+24.3 | |
| Caldwell | 1,010 69.8% | 437 30.2% | 1,447 | D+39.6 | |
| Waller | 656 45.9% | 774 54.1% | 1,430 | R+8.3 | |
| Lee | 1,121 80.1% | 278 19.9% | 1,399 | D+60.3 | |
| Upshur | 1,139 84.2% | 213 15.8% | 1,352 | D+68.5 | |
| Parker | 1,307 96.7% | 44 3.3% | 1,351 | D+93.5 | |
| De Witt | 883 66.2% | 451 33.8% | 1,334 | D+32.4 | |
| Cameron | 1,190 92.9% | 91 7.1% | 1,281 | D+85.8 | |
| Wood | 1,272 99.7% | 4 0.3% | 1,276 | D+99.4 | |
| Henderson | 951 77.3% | 279 22.7% | 1,230 | D+54.6 | |
| Gregg | 764 63.8% | 433 36.2% | 1,197 | D+27.7 | |
| Nueces | 1,007 84.8% | 181 15.2% | 1,188 | D+69.5 | |
| Bosque | 1,168 99.5% | 6 0.5% | 1,174 | D+99.0 | |
| Van Zandt | 1,131 98.4% | 18 1.6% | 1,149 | D+96.9 | |
| Wise | 1,086 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,086 | D+100.0 | |
| Victoria | 656 60.8% | 423 39.2% | 1,079 | D+21.6 | |
| Erath | 1,065 99.3% | 8 0.7% | 1,073 | D+98.5 | |
| Shelby | 757 71.3% | 305 28.7% | 1,062 | D+42.6 | |
| Wilson | 886 86.6% | 137 13.4% | 1,023 | D+73.2 | |
| Montague | 973 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 973 | D+100.0 | |
| Hays | 873 94.1% | 55 5.9% | 928 | D+88.1 | |
| Bowie | 873 95.6% | 40 4.4% | 913 | D+91.2 | |
| Polk | 760 85.3% | 131 14.7% | 891 | D+70.6 | |
| San Augustine | 495 56.3% | 385 43.8% | 880 | D+12.5 | |
| Comanche | 878 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 878 | D+100.0 | |
| Titus | 865 98.9% | 10 1.1% | 875 | D+97.7 | |
| San Jacinto | 328 38.5% | 524 61.5% | 852 | R+23.0 | |
| Hood | 821 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 821 | D+100.0 | |
| Madison | 616 77.0% | 184 23.0% | 800 | D+54.0 | |
| Camp | 511 64.5% | 281 35.5% | 792 | D+29.0 | |
| Comal | 437 55.2% | 354 44.8% | 791 | D+10.5 | |
| Liberty | 413 52.9% | 367 47.1% | 780 | D+5.9 | |
| Wharton | 116 14.9% | 663 85.1% | 779 | R+70.2 | |
| Goliad | 592 76.7% | 180 23.3% | 772 | D+53.4 | |
| Tyler | 767 99.5% | 4 0.5% | 771 | D+99.0 | |
| Burnet | 752 97.8% | 17 2.2% | 769 | D+95.6 | |
| Franklin | 714 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 714 | D+100.0 | |
| Hamilton | 698 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 698 | D+100.0 | |
| Matagorda | 277 40.4% | 409 59.6% | 686 | R+19.2 | |
| Trinity | 564 82.5% | 120 17.5% | 684 | D+64.9 | |
| Morris | 672 98.4% | 11 1.6% | 683 | D+96.8 | |
| Lampasas | 667 99.9% | 1 0.1% | 668 | D+99.7 | |
| Webb | 646 99.1% | 6 0.9% | 652 | D+98.2 | |
| Angelina | 642 99.1% | 6 0.9% | 648 | D+98.1 | |
| El Paso | 628 97.1% | 19 2.9% | 647 | D+94.1 | |
| Jasper | 633 99.8% | 1 0.2% | 634 | D+99.7 | |
| Gillespie | 222 35.1% | 411 64.9% | 633 | R+29.9 | |
| Delta | 610 99.2% | 5 0.8% | 615 | D+98.4 | |
| Brown | 600 99.8% | 1 0.2% | 601 | D+99.7 | |
| Sabine | 454 75.5% | 147 24.5% | 601 | D+51.1 | |
| San Saba | 574 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 574 | D+100.0 | |
| Medina | 234 44.1% | 297 55.9% | 531 | R+11.9 | |
| Atascosa | 511 98.3% | 9 1.7% | 520 | D+96.5 | |
| Blanco | 425 86.7% | 65 13.3% | 490 | D+73.5 | |
| Newton | 471 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 471 | D+100.0 | |
| Jackson | 220 47.8% | 240 52.2% | 460 | R+4.3 | |
| Llano | 413 99.5% | 2 0.5% | 415 | D+99.0 | |
| Calhoun | 237 59.0% | 165 41.0% | 402 | D+17.9 | |
| Jefferson | 291 74.0% | 102 26.0% | 393 | D+48.1 | |
| Somervell | 390 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 390 | D+100.0 | |
| Rains | 382 99.5% | 2 0.5% | 384 | D+99.0 | |
| Palo Pinto | 380 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 380 | D+100.0 | |
| Maverick | 302 80.3% | 74 19.7% | 376 | D+60.6 | |
| Kendall | 122 35.0% | 227 65.0% | 349 | R+30.1 | |
| Karnes | 331 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 331 | D+100.0 | |
| Shackelford | 287 87.8% | 40 12.2% | 327 | D+75.5 | |
| Chambers | 221 67.8% | 105 32.2% | 326 | D+35.6 | |
| Starr | 248 78.0% | 70 22.0% | 318 | D+56.0 | |
| Jack | 296 93.4% | 21 6.6% | 317 | D+86.8 | |
| Clay | 313 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 313 | D+100.0 | |
| Rockwall | 303 98.1% | 6 1.9% | 309 | D+96.1 | |
| Refugio | 301 99.0% | 3 1.0% | 304 | D+98.0 | |
| Orange | 224 79.2% | 59 20.8% | 283 | D+58.3 | |
| Bee | 276 97.9% | 6 2.1% | 282 | D+95.7 | |
| Mason | 248 88.9% | 31 11.1% | 279 | D+77.8 | |
| Young | 276 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 276 | D+100.0 | |
| Kerr | 205 75.1% | 68 24.9% | 273 | D+50.2 | |
| Bandera | 263 96.7% | 9 3.3% | 272 | D+93.4 | |
| Pecos | 267 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 267 | D+100.0 | |
| Live Oak | 262 98.9% | 3 1.1% | 265 | D+97.7 | |
| Presidio | 238 91.5% | 22 8.5% | 260 | D+83.1 | |
| Uvalde | 252 98.8% | 3 1.2% | 255 | D+97.6 | |
| Kinney | 203 89.0% | 25 11.0% | 228 | D+78.1 | |
| Aransas | 208 93.7% | 14 6.3% | 222 | D+87.4 | |
| San Patricio | 206 97.2% | 6 2.8% | 212 | D+94.3 | |
| Eastland | 188 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 188 | D+100.0 | |
| Tom Green | 180 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 180 | D+100.0 | |
| Frio | 158 94.6% | 9 5.4% | 167 | D+89.2 | |
| Hidalgo | 141 91.6% | 13 8.4% | 154 | D+83.1 | |
| McCulloch | 143 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 143 | D+100.0 | |
| Zapata | 132 98.5% | 2 1.5% | 134 | D+97.0 | |
| Hardin | 107 84.9% | 19 15.1% | 126 | D+69.8 | |
| Coleman | 90 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 90 | D+100.0 | |
| Menard | 79 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 79 | D+100.0 | |
| Kimble | 72 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 72 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1876; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Texas governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Greg Abbott (R) | R+10.9 |
| 2018 | Abbott (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2014 | Greg Abbott (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2010 | Rick Perry (R) | R+12.7 |
| 2006 | Rick Perry (R) | R+9.2 |
| 2002 | Rick Perry (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1998 | George W. Bush (R) | R+37.1 |
| 1994 | George W. Bush (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1990 | Ann Richards (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1986 | William P. Clements (R) | R+6.7 |
| 1982 | Mark White (D) | D+7.3 |
| 1978 | William P. Clements (R) | R+0.7 |
| 1974 | Dolph Briscoe (D) | D+30.3 |
| 1972 | Dolph Briscoe (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1970 | Preston Smith (D) | D+6.9 |
| 1968 | Preston Smith (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1966 | John B. Connally (D) | D+47.0 |
| 1964 | John B. Connally (D) | D+47.8 |
| 1962 | John B. Connally (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1960 | Price Daniel (D) | D+45.5 |
| 1958 | Price Daniel (D) | D+76.2 |
| 1956 | Price Daniel (D) | D+63.2 |
| 1954 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+79.0 |
| 1952 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+98.1 |
| 1950 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+79.9 |
| 1948 | Beauford H. Jester (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1946 | Beauford H. Jester (D) | D+82.5 |
| 1944 | Coke R. Stevenson (D) | D+81.7 |
| 1942 | Coke R. Stevenson (D) | D+93.7 |
| 1940 | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | D+88.9 |
| 1938 | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | D+93.8 |
| 1936 | James V. Allred (D) | D+85.9 |
| 1934 | James V. Allred (D) | D+93.4 |
| 1932 | Miriam A. Ferguson (D) | D+24.2 |
| 1930 | Ross Sterling (D) | D+60.4 |
| 1928 | Dan Moody (D) | D+65.0 |
| 1926 | Dan Moody (D) | D+73.8 |
| 1924 | Miriam A. Ferguson (D) | D+17.8 |
| 1922 | Pat M. Neff (D) | D+63.8 |
| 1920 | Pat Morris Neff (D) | D+41.2 |
| 1918 | William P. Hobby (D) | D+68.9 |
| 1916 | James E. Ferguson (D) | D+68.1 |
| 1914 | James E. Ferguson (D) | D+76.7 |
| 1912 | Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) | D+70.5 |
| 1910 | Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) | D+67.8 |
| 1908 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) | D+48.4 |
| 1906 | Thomas M. Campbell (D) | D+68.1 |
| 1904 | S. W. T. Lanham (D) | D+53.3 |
| 1902 | Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) | D+56.5 |
| 1900 | Joseph D. Sayers (D) | D+42.4 |
| 1898 | Joseph D. Sayers (D) | D+71.2 |
| 1896 | Charles A. Culberson (D) | D+55.4 |
| 1894 | Charles A. Culberson (D) | D+36.1 |
| 1892 | James S. Hogg (D) | D+43.4 |
| 1890 | James S. Hogg (D) | D+53.8 |
| 1888 | Lawrence S. Ross (D) | D+71.8 |
| 1886 | Lawrence S. Ross (D) | D+52.2 |
| 1884 | John Ireland (D) | D+57.2 |
| 1882 | John Ireland (D) | D+59.5 |
| 1880 | Oran M. Roberts (D) | D+38.5 |
| 1878 | Oran M. Roberts (D) | D+56.8 |
| 1876 | Richard Coke (D) | D+50.0 |
| 1873 | Richard Coke (D) | D+31.6 |
| 1869 | Edmund J. Davis (R) | R+50.2 |
| 1866 | James W. Throckmorton (D) | D+60.3 |