1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none June 2026 June 2026 ly 1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1845 1849 November 1, 1847 File: John Alexander Greer.JPG John Alexander Greer Democratic Party (United States) 4,890 41.5% Edward H. Tarrant.jpg Edward H. Tarrant Independent 3,587 30.4% Edwin Leonard Waller.jpg Edwin Waller Independent 2,979 25.3% 3x4.svg Samuel G. Haynie Independent 327 2.8% Lieutenant Governor Albert C. Horton Democratic Party (United States) John Alexander Greer Democratic Party (United States) The 1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic candidate John Alexander Greer was elected as the second lieutenant governor of Texas defeating candidates Edward H. Tarrant and Edwin Waller. General election The incumbent lieutenant governor, Albert Clinton Horton did not run for reelection. There had not been a strong partisan during the Republic period of Texas and while political parties, such as the Democrats, did exist and were popular within the state, not all members of the political class had aligned themselves to the new party. Even if they did identify with a political party, candidates often ran independent campaigns.https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/democratic-party TSHA The Evolution of the Democratic Party in Texas: A Historical Overview tshaonline.org April 22, 2026 Despite sympathy for the Democratic party in the United States, as yet there was no strong party tradition in the Republic of Texas. Before 1848, elections in Texas were conducted without organized political parties. Personality was the dominant political force in the state.https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/elections-of-texas-governors-1845-2010 Elections of Texas Governors, 1845-2010 texasalmanac.com April 22, 2026 Prior to 1857 most candidates ran independently. Candidates John Alexander Greer, former Texas Secretary of the Treasury, President pro tempore of the Senate in the Congress of the Republic of TexasHyman Carolyn 1976 John Alexander Greer: Early Texas Settler and Lieutenant Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/greer-john-alexander 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association en Edward H. Tarrant, chief justice of Red River County, militia leader, former Representative in the Congress of the Republic of Texas 1976 Edward H. Tarrant: A Pioneer of Texas History https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/tarrant-edward-h 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association en Edwin Leonard Waller, Chief Justice of Austin County, first Mayor of Austin, Texas Postmaster General, Delegate at the Convention of 1836 and drafter of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, Delegate at the Consultation and signer of the Texas Declaration of IndependenceSpurlin Charles 1952 Edwin Leonard Waller: Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/waller-edwin-leonard 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association en Samuel G. Haynie, doctor, postmaster of Austin, former representative in the Congress of the Republic of TexasDerbes Brett J. 1952 Samuel Garner Haynie: Physician and Mayor of Austin https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/haynie-samuel-g 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association en Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1847Jones Anson http://archive.org/details/cu31924028799513 Memoranda and official correspondence relating to the Republic of Texas, its history and annexation. Including a brief autobiography of the author 1859 New York : D. Appleton and Company Cornell University Library 620-621 en Democratic Party (United States) John Alexander Greer 4,890 41.50 Independent Edward H. Tarrant 3,587 30.44 Independent Edwin Waller 2,979 25.28 Independent Samuel G. Haynie 327 2.78 11,783 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1847 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Government of Texas