1853 Texas gubernatorial election
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
- John W. S. Dancy
- Lemuel D. Evans, Marshall attorney and delegate to the 1845 annexation convention
- William Beck Ochiltree, Nacogdoches judge and delegate to the 1845 annexation convention
- Elisha M. Pease, former state senator from Brazoria County and candidate for governor in 1851
- George Tyler Wood, former Governor of Texas