1847 Texas gubernatorial election

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1847 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1845 November 1, 1847 1849  
  George Tyler Wood.png 3x4.svg Nicholas Henry Darnell, 15th Legislature.jpg
Nominee George T. Wood James B. Miller Nicholas Henry Darnell
Party Democratic Whig Democratic
Popular vote7,1545,1061,276
Percentage48.5%34.6%8.64%

1847 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Wood:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Darnell:     60–70%
No Results:     

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Governor before election

James Pinckney Henderson
Democratic

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Elected Governor

George T. Wood
Democratic

The 1847 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor James Pinckney Henderson did not run for a second term. The election was won by George Tyler Wood, who received 49% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Tyler Wood 7,154 48.45%
Whig James B. Miller5,10634.58%
Democratic Nicholas Henry Darnell 1,2768.64%
No party Write-ins 8525.77%
Independent Jesse J. Robinson3792.57%
Total votes14,767 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.