1844 Republic of Texas presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| 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%

| image2 = Edburleson.jpg

| nominee2 = Edward Burleson

| party2 = Nonpartisan candidate

| colour2 = AF002A

| popular_vote2 = 5,661

| percentage2 = 44.4%

| title = 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{{cite web | last=Association | first=Texas State Historical | title=Jones, Anson | website=Texas State Historical Association | date=February 17, 2022 | url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jones-anson | access-date=December 1, 2024}} 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.