1847 Texas gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 1, 1847
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 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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General election
Candidates
- Nicholas Henry Darnell, delegate at the 1845 statehood convention, former Speaker of the House of the Congress of the Texas Republic, member-elect of the Tennessee General Assembly former Speaker of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives (Democratic)[1]
- James B. Miller, physician, unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1845, Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, former chief justice of Fort Bend County, delegate at the Conventions of 1833 and 1845 (Whig)[2]
- Jesse J. Robinson, state representative, former member of Congress of the Republic of Texas (Independent)[3]
- George Tyler Wood, plantation owner, colonel in the Mexican American War, former state senator, former member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas, former member of the Georgia General Assembly (Democratic)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | George Tyler Wood | 7,154 | 48.45% | |
| Whig | James B. Miller | 5,106 | 34.58% | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Henry Darnell | 1,276 | 8.64% | |
| Write-in | 852 | 5.77% | ||
| Independent | Jesse J. Robinson | 379 | 2.57% | |
| Total votes | 14,767 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
