Republic of Texas presidential election, 1844

Republic of Texas presidential election, 1844

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 Republic of Texas presidential election of 1844 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.

Republic of Texas
Capitals	Harrisburg Washington-on-the-Brazos Galveston Velasco Columbia Houston Austin
Presidents	David G. Burnet Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar Anson Jones
Vice Presidents	Lorenzo de Zavala Mirabeau Lamar David G. Burnet Edward Burleson Kenneth Lewis Anderson
Documents	Texas Declaration of Independence Constitution of the Republic of Texas Texas Archive War
Colonization	Henri Castro Fisher-Miller Land Grant
Presidential elections	1836 1838 1841 1844