1847 Texas gubernatorial election
November 1, 1847
 
Nominee George T. Wood James B. Miller
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 7,154 5,106
Percentage 48.5% 34.6%

Governor before election

James Pinckney Henderson
Democratic
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.

Results

General Election Results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Tyler Wood 7,154 48.45%
Whig James B. Miller 5,106 34.58%
Democratic Nicholas Henry Darnell 1,276 8.64%
No party Write-ins 852 5.77%
Independent Jesse J. Robinson 379 2.57%
Total votes 14,767 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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


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