1849 Texas gubernatorial election

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1849 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1847 August 6, 1849 1851  
  Peter bell.png George Tyler Wood.png 3x4.svg
Nominee Peter H. Bell George T. Wood John T. Mills
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote10,3198,7642,632
Percentage47.5%40.4%12.1%

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County Results
Bell:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Wood:     30-40%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Mills:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
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Governor before election

George T. Wood
Democratic

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Elected Governor

Peter H. Bell
Democratic

The 1849 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor George Tyler Wood was running for reelection, but was defeated by Peter Hansborough Bell, winning 40% of the vote to Bell's 48%.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Hansborough Bell 10,319 47.52%
Democratic George Tyler Wood (incumbent)8,76440.36%
Democratic John T. Mills 2,63212.12%
Total votes21,715 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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