Sam Houston - Electoral History

Electoral History

1836 Texas Presidential Election
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Independent Sam Houston 5,119 79.4%
Independent Henry Smith 743 11.5%
Independent Stephen F. Austin 587 9.1%

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