1853 Texas gubernatorial election

1853 Texas gubernatorial election

August 1, 1853

Nominee Elisha M. Pease William B. Ochiltree George T. Wood Party Democratic Whig Independent Democrat Popular vote 13,091 9,178 5,983 Percentage 36.7% 25.7% 16.8%   Nominee Lemuel D. Evans Thomas J. Chambers Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 4,677 2,449 Percentage 13.1% 6.86%

Results by county: Pease:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Ochiltree:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60% Wood:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Evans:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%     50-60%      60-70%      80-90% Chambers:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election Peter H. Bell Democratic Elected Governor Elisha M. Pease Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

• Thomas J. Chambers, candidate for governor in 1851 (Democratic)
• John W. S. Dancy (Democratic)
• Lemuel D. Evans, Marshall attorney and delegate to the 1845 annexation convention (Democratic)
• William Beck Ochiltree, Nacogdoches judge and delegate to the 1845 annexation convention (Whig)
• Elisha M. Pease, former state senator from Brazoria County and candidate for governor in 1851 (Democratic)
• George Tyler Wood, former Governor of Texas (Independent Democratic)

Results

General Election Results

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