1847 Texas gubernatorial election

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

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