1844 Republic of Texas presidential election

1844 Republic of Texas presidential election

← 1841 September 2, 1844

Nominee Anson Jones Edward Burleson Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 7,037 5,661 Percentage 55.2% 44.4%

President before election Sam Houston Nonpartisan Elected President Anson Jones Nonpartisan

The 1844 Republic of Texas presidential election was the fourth and last presidential election. It was held on September 2, 1844. The contest was held between Anson Jones and Edward Burleson, the vice president of the Republic of Texas. Jones defeated Burleson by a margin of 1,376 votes to become the fourth and final President of Texas.

On February 26, 1845, five months after the election, the Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States and was admitted as the 28th state on December 29 of that year.

See also

• 1845 Texas gubernatorial election, the first gubernatorial election in the State of Texas

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