1847 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

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

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