Election Name: | 1844 Republic of Texas presidential election |
Country: | Republic of Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1841 Republic of Texas presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1841 |
Election Date: | September 2, 1844 |
Image1: | Anson jones.png |
Nominee1: | Anson Jones |
Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Colour1: | 7CB9E8 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,037 |
Percentage1: | 55.2% |
Nominee2: | Edward Burleson |
Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Colour2: | AF002A |
Popular Vote2: | 5,661 |
Percentage2: | 44.4% |
President | |
Before Election: | Sam Houston |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan candidate |
After Election: | Anson Jones |
After Party: | Nonpartisan candidate |
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.