Texas gubernatorial election, 1861

Texas gubernatorial election, 1861

November 4, 1861

Nominee Francis Lubbock Edward Clark Thomas J. Chambers Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 21,854 21,730 13,759 Percentage 38.1% 37.8% 24.0%

Governor before election Edward Clark Independent Elected Governor Francis Lubbock Independent

The 1861 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1861 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Edward Clark was running for his first full term but was defeated by Francis Lubbock by a margin of 124 votes.

The election was the first of two held in Texas during the American Civil War. Texas was, at the time, a Confederate state.

Results

General Election Results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Francis Lubbock	21,854	38.05%
	Independent	Edward Clark	21,730	37.84%
	Independent	Thomas J. Chambers	13,759	23.96%
	No Party	Write-ins	85	0.15%
Total votes			57,428	100.00%
	Independent hold

References

1. "Texas Almanac".