1847 Texas gubernatorial election

1847 Texas gubernatorial election

November 1, 1847

Nominee George T. Wood James B. Miller Nicholas Henry Darnell Party Democratic Whig Democratic Popular vote 7,154 5,106 1,276 Percentage 48.5% 34.6% 8.64%

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:

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.

General election

Candidates

• Nicholas Henry Darnell, state representative from San Augustine and former Speaker of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives (Democratic)
• James B. Miller, candidate for Governor in 1845 (Whig)
• Jesse J. Robinson (Independent)
• George Tyler Wood, state senator from Point Blank (Democratic)

Results

General Election Results

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