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As the tin says, Sam Houston was a rather late entry into the race for First President of Texas. Originally, Stephen F Austin thought that he was a shoein to win the election until Houston entered right before Election Day and siphoned off most of the votes.

So, what if Houston didn’t run in the first election. Maybe he runs in the next one since the Texas constitution didn’t allow for consecutive terms and the winner of the first election would have to wait til the third to run again.

What about Austin, presuming he wins, what would his term look like?
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