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Election 1880 Results

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1880 Texas governor election

Oran M. Roberts (Democrat) beat Edmund J. Davis (Republican) in Texas in 1880, 62.9% to 24.4%, a margin of 38.5 points and 101,719 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1878, when Oran M. Roberts also won.

Democrats led in 135 of the 160 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Grayson, cast 6,850 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.8 points. The closest was Archer, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Oran M. Roberts won Democratic 166,101 62.9%
Edmund J. Davis Republican 64,382 24.4%
William H. Hamman Greenback 33,721 12.8%
Total264,204

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Grayson 4,581 66.9% 1,513 22.1% 756 6,850 D+44.8
Dallas 3,605 60.4% 1,344 22.5% 1,022 5,971 D+37.9
Harris 2,741 53.2% 2,282 44.3% 127 5,150 D+8.9
Harrison 2,816 54.9% 2,227 43.4% 84 5,127 D+11.5
Washington 1,935 40.0% 2,770 57.3% 132 4,837 R+17.3
Galveston 2,971 62.1% 1,531 32.0% 282 4,784 D+30.1
Collin 3,961 83.1% 364 7.6% 442 4,767 D+75.5
Fayette 1,973 42.4% 2,549 54.8% 130 4,652 R+12.4
Tarrant 3,189 69.4% 384 8.4% 1,023 4,596 D+61.0
Travis 2,027 44.5% 1,783 39.1% 746 4,556 D+5.4
Fannin 3,036 66.9% 675 14.9% 830 4,541 D+52.0
Robertson 1,740 40.8% 1,938 45.4% 589 4,267 R+4.6
Bexar 2,533 60.7% 1,629 39.1% 9 4,171 D+21.7
Lamar 2,547 62.4% 789 19.3% 743 4,079 D+43.1
Smith 1,916 49.6% 1,732 44.8% 215 3,863 D+4.8
Ellis 3,043 78.9% 367 9.5% 446 3,856 D+69.4
McLennan 2,376 64.7% 1,029 28.0% 269 3,674 D+36.7
Navarro 2,528 70.9% 840 23.6% 196 3,564 D+47.4
Johnson 2,983 85.2% 2 0.1% 518 3,503 D+85.1
Rusk 1,937 56.1% 1,397 40.4% 120 3,454 D+15.6
Bell 2,840 84.0% 148 4.4% 394 3,382 D+79.6
Cooke 2,489 76.5% 231 7.1% 533 3,253 D+69.4
Denton 2,656 83.6% 212 6.7% 310 3,178 D+76.9
Hunt 2,446 78.3% 120 3.8% 557 3,123 D+74.5
Grimes 1,177 37.9% 1,551 49.9% 381 3,109 R+12.0
Red River 1,787 57.8% 1,187 38.4% 117 3,091 D+19.4
Falls 1,530 49.6% 76 2.5% 1,481 3,087 D+47.1
Bastrop 1,174 38.5% 1,353 44.4% 520 3,047 R+5.9
Kaufman 2,028 67.2% 212 7.0% 776 3,016 D+60.2
Hill 2,438 82.3% 2 0.1% 523 2,963 D+82.2
Milam 1,932 65.7% 427 14.5% 583 2,942 D+51.2
Parker 2,099 71.9% 167 5.7% 653 2,919 D+66.2
Colorado 1,056 36.5% 1,769 61.1% 71 2,896 R+24.6
Anderson 1,576 55.4% 1,270 44.6% 2,846 D+10.8
Wise 1,735 61.9% 102 3.6% 967 2,804 D+58.2
Limestone 1,651 59.2% 344 12.3% 793 2,788 D+46.9
Cherokee 1,791 64.3% 602 21.6% 392 2,785 D+42.7
Cass 1,298 48.1% 543 20.1% 859 2,700 D+28.0
Houston 1,427 54.4% 1,163 44.3% 34 2,624 D+10.1
Hopkins 2,007 77.6% 150 5.8% 429 2,586 D+71.8
Brazos 1,129 46.8% 886 36.8% 395 2,410 D+10.1
Williamson 1,621 67.3% 295 12.2% 494 2,410 D+55.0
Austin 888 37.8% 1,326 56.4% 138 2,352 R+18.6
Freestone 1,221 52.8% 404 17.5% 688 2,313 D+35.3
Gonzales 1,565 68.9% 490 21.6% 215 2,270 D+47.4
Leon 1,195 53.5% 674 30.2% 363 2,232 D+23.3
Van Zandt 1,337 60.6% 231 10.5% 638 2,206 D+50.1
Cameron 1,934 90.0% 216 10.0% 2,150 D+79.9
Caldwell 1,348 63.3% 704 33.1% 76 2,128 D+30.3
Guadalupe 1,172 55.4% 895 42.3% 49 2,116 D+13.1
Lavaca 1,397 68.4% 546 26.7% 100 2,043 D+41.7
Erath 1,519 76.1% 3 0.2% 475 1,997 D+75.9
Bowie 983 52.6% 775 41.5% 110 1,868 D+11.1
Marion 499 26.8% 1,193 64.0% 172 1,864 R+37.2
Coryell 1,632 88.2% 11 0.6% 208 1,851 D+87.6
Wood 1,123 60.8% 184 10.0% 541 1,848 D+50.8
Montague 1,255 69.6% 0 0.0% 547 1,802 D+69.6
Nacogdoches 1,386 77.0% 2 0.1% 411 1,799 D+76.9
Upshur 1,106 62.0% 267 15.0% 412 1,785 D+47.0
Bosque 1,462 82.8% 10 0.6% 294 1,766 D+82.2
Montgomery 749 43.6% 319 18.6% 650 1,718 D+25.0
Waller 539 31.5% 1,125 65.8% 47 1,711 R+34.2
Burleson 787 46.9% 666 39.7% 226 1,679 D+7.2
Panola 1,497 89.4% 165 9.9% 12 1,674 D+79.6
Walker 700 42.4% 13 0.8% 939 1,652 Others
Lee 739 47.1% 448 28.6% 382 1,569 D+18.5
De Witt 803 53.2% 696 46.1% 11 1,510 D+7.1
Brazoria 324 22.1% 1,142 77.8% 1 1,467 R+55.8
Webb 1,330 92.4% 109 7.6% 1,439 D+84.9
Gregg 523 36.6% 688 48.2% 217 1,428 R+11.6
Hays 1,036 73.9% 321 22.9% 44 1,401 D+51.0
Shelby 1,324 95.9% 0 0.0% 57 1,381 D+95.9
Comanche 1,154 84.0% 4 0.3% 215 1,373 D+83.8
Henderson 988 72.4% 243 17.8% 134 1,365 D+54.6
Brown 859 66.1% 31 2.4% 409 1,299 D+63.7
Wilson 1,027 82.0% 176 14.1% 49 1,252 D+68.0
Victoria 609 49.0% 633 51.0% 1,242 R+1.9
Fort Bend 244 21.0% 917 78.9% 1 1,162 R+57.9
Hood 1,088 94.5% 0 0.0% 63 1,151 D+94.5
Burnet 637 56.2% 3 0.3% 493 1,133 D+56.0
Jack 722 64.4% 73 6.5% 326 1,121 D+57.9
Hamilton 966 89.5% 8 0.7% 105 1,079 D+88.8
Camp 512 48.2% 364 34.2% 187 1,063 D+13.9
Nueces 847 80.3% 208 19.7% 1,055 D+60.6
Delta 682 68.8% 50 5.0% 260 992 D+63.7
Madison 571 57.6% 279 28.2% 141 991 D+29.5
Morris 545 55.1% 321 32.5% 123 989 D+22.6
Polk 676 69.8% 195 20.1% 98 969 D+49.6
Titus 908 95.7% 27 2.8% 14 949 D+92.8
Clay 615 65.1% 9 1.0% 320 944 D+64.2
San Augustine 583 63.4% 336 36.6% 919 D+26.9
Palo Pinto 798 86.9% 0 0.0% 120 918 D+86.9
Franklin 606 68.9% 0 0.0% 273 879 D+68.9
Goliad 555 63.6% 317 36.4% 872 D+27.3
Comal 321 37.2% 543 62.8% 864 R+25.7
Lampasas 542 63.9% 1 0.1% 305 848 D+63.8
Tyler 792 95.4% 5 0.6% 33 830 D+94.8
San Jacinto 397 48.4% 424 51.6% 821 R+3.3
Gillespie 349 43.1% 461 56.9% 810 R+13.8
Young 647 81.6% 21 2.6% 125 793 D+78.9
Liberty 430 54.7% 352 44.8% 4 786 D+9.9
Angelina 768 99.7% 0 0.0% 2 770 D+99.7
Llano 497 64.5% 3 0.4% 270 770 D+64.2
Wharton 131 17.0% 625 81.2% 14 770 R+64.2
Medina 318 42.6% 412 55.2% 16 746 R+12.6
Matagorda 252 33.8% 493 66.2% 745 R+32.3
Eastland 666 89.5% 0 0.0% 78 744 D+89.5
San Saba 476 64.5% 0 0.0% 262 738 D+64.5
Trinity 595 81.0% 109 14.8% 31 735 D+66.1
Jasper 709 99.0% 7 1.0% 716 D+98.0
Stephens 569 87.8% 5 0.8% 74 648 D+87.0
Tom Green 415 66.2% 170 27.1% 42 627 D+39.1
Sabine 543 87.0% 81 13.0% 624 D+74.0
Rockwall 548 89.3% 18 2.9% 48 614 D+86.3
Starr 286 47.4% 318 52.6% 604 R+5.3
Blanco 453 76.0% 21 3.5% 122 596 D+72.5
Duval 359 63.4% 206 36.4% 1 566 D+27.0
Jefferson 370 66.1% 190 33.9% 560 D+32.1
Coleman 452 81.9% 0 0.0% 100 552 D+81.9
El Paso 308 55.8% 244 44.2% 552 D+11.6
Hidalgo 462 84.8% 83 15.2% 545 D+69.5
Kinney 423 81.0% 99 19.0% 522 D+62.1
Rains 355 68.7% 0 0.0% 162 517 D+68.7
Atascosa 430 84.0% 25 4.9% 57 512 D+79.1
Newton 511 100.0% 0 0.0% 511 D+100.0
Somervell 407 85.0% 0 0.0% 72 479 D+85.0
Kendall 129 27.2% 328 69.2% 17 474 R+42.0
Orange 272 57.4% 81 17.1% 121 474 D+40.3
Jackson 222 47.1% 249 52.9% 471 R+5.7
Callahan 407 92.3% 0 0.0% 34 441 D+92.3
Mason 348 79.8% 71 16.3% 17 436 D+63.5
Maverick 290 67.1% 142 32.9% 432 D+34.3
Karnes 371 87.7% 49 11.6% 3 423 D+76.1
Uvalde 388 92.4% 17 4.0% 15 420 D+88.3
Bandera 374 91.7% 34 8.3% 408 D+83.3
Chambers 275 72.2% 97 25.5% 9 381 D+46.7
Kerr 243 65.3% 105 28.2% 24 372 D+37.1
Shackelford 271 80.9% 64 19.1% 335 D+61.8
Bee 307 94.8% 17 5.2% 324 D+89.5
Calhoun 180 57.3% 134 42.7% 314 D+14.6
Taylor 254 81.9% 0 0.0% 56 310 D+81.9
Zapata 97 35.0% 180 65.0% 277 R+30.0
Pecos 254 96.9% 8 3.1% 262 D+93.9
Live Oak 251 97.3% 7 2.7% 258 D+94.6
Frio 187 73.9% 5 2.0% 61 253 D+71.9
Kimble 125 53.0% 7 3.0% 104 236 D+50.0
McCulloch 189 81.1% 1 0.4% 43 233 D+80.7
Hardeman 203 91.0% 3 1.3% 17 223 D+89.7
Refugio 192 88.9% 24 11.1% 216 D+77.8
Aransas 185 87.7% 24 11.4% 2 211 D+76.3
McMullen 193 98.0% 3 1.5% 1 197 D+96.4
Menard 183 92.9% 14 7.1% 197 D+85.8
Runnels 176 100.0% 0 0.0% 176 D+100.0
San Patricio 158 96.9% 5 3.1% 163 D+93.9
Concho 133 93.0% 0 0.0% 10 143 D+93.0
Baylor 142 100.0% 0 0.0% 142 D+100.0
Throckmorton 131 99.2% 1 0.8% 132 D+98.5
Wheeler 66 68.8% 14 14.6% 16 96 D+54.2
Archer 33 47.8% 0 0.0% 36 69 Others
Dimmit 49 100.0% 0 0.0% 49 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1880; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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