1866 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1866 Texas gubernatorial election Texas June 25, 1866 presidential 1863 Texas gubernatorial election 1863 1869 Texas gubernatorial election 1869 125px James W. Throckmorton Democratic Party (United States) 48,631 80.1% 115px Elisha M. Pease Republican Party (United States) 12,051 19.9% 1866 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsThrockmorton: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Pease: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%No Data/Vote: #808080 30pxGovernor Andrew J. Hamilton Unionist politician (American Civil War) 30pxElected Governor James W. Throckmorton Democratic Party (United States) The 1866 Texas gubernatorial election was held on June 25, 1866, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Andrew J. Hamilton, who had been appointed by President Andrew Johnson, did not run for a full term. The election was won by James W. Throckmorton, who received 80% of the vote. General election This was the first statewide election in Texas following the end of the American Civil War. Members of the Confederate administration of the state had either fled to MexicoWooster Ralph A. 1952 Pendleton Murrah: The Last Governor of Texas During the Civil War https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/murrah-pendleton 2026-04-21 Texas State Historical Association en or had been removed from office by military officials and replaced by some, like Andrew Hamilton, to lead the state on an interim basis. The election was held concurrently with a vote on the ratification of the newly drafted state Constitution of 1866. The document abolished slavery in the state, as it was a condition of readmittance to the Union, and protected their property and legal rights, but still barred freedmen from participation in the political sphere.Elliot Claude 1952 The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1866: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/constitutional-convention-of-1866 2026-04-20 Texas State Historical Association en The document also lengthened the term of the governor and lieutenant governor from two years to four years.McKay S. S. 1952 Overview of the Constitutional Convention of 1866 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/constitution-of-1866 2026-04-20 Texas State Historical Association en Results 1866 Texas gubernatorial electionhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2015-11-18 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead James W. Throckmorton Democratic Party (United States) 48,631 80.1% Elisha M. Pease Republican Party (United States) 12,051 19.9% 6 0.00% 60,688 100.00% Aftermath While the Constitution of 1866 was adopted by the people by a vote of 28,119 to 23,400, Congress did not approve of the document as Radical Republicans did not believe the document went far enough with incorporating and expanding the rights of freedmen. In 1867, the southern states would be placed under martial law in the form of five military districts. In March 1867, General Philip H. Sheridan was appointed military governor of the Fifth Military District. Citing the "impediment" Throckmorton presented "to the reconstruction of the State," Sheridan removed him from office and appointed Pease governor on July 30, 1867.Minor David 1952 James Webb Throckmorton: Life and Legacy of a Texas Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/throckmorton-james-webb April 21, 2026 Texas State Historical Association en References 1866 Texas Category:1866 Texas elections