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.

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

1849 Texas gubernatorial election [5]
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%
Write-in 852 5.77%
Independent Jesse J. Robinson 379 2.57%
Total votes 14,767 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Kemp, L. W. (1952). "Nicholas Henry Darnell: Texas Legislator and Soldier". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ "TSHA | James B. Miller". 1952. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ Harper, Jr., Cecil (1952). "Jesse Jones Robinson: Texas Farmer and Legislator". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Wheat, J.E. (1976). "George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1847_Texas_gubernatorial_election