1861 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1861 Texas gubernatorial election Texas 1859 Texas gubernatorial election 1859 1863 Texas gubernatorial election 1863 August 5, 1861 presidential File:Francis lubbock.jpg Francis Lubbock Independent politician 21,854 38.1% File:Edward clark.png Edward Clark Independent politician 21,730 37.8% File:Thomas J. Chambers.jpg Thomas J. Chambers Independent politician 13,759 24.0% 1861 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County ResultsNo returns reported for Clay, Hidalgo and Mason counties. According to the Atlas of Historical County Borders, Greer County was disputed between Texas and the Indian Territory. A strip of territory was disputed between Jack and Clay Counties. Most other counties were unorganized.TX: Consolidated Chronology https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/TX_Consolidated_Chronology.htm#Consolidated_Chronology 2024-10-05 digital.newberry.orgDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2014 9780786456468 528–529 start Lubbock #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90% break Clark #f0e6be 30–40% #d7c477 40–50% #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90% break Chambers #d6efdc 30–40% #a3d5af 40–50% #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% #006e1a 80–90% break Unknown/No Vote #808080 end 30pxGovernor Edward Clark Independent politician 30pxElected Governor Francis Lubbock Independent politician The 1861 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 5 1861, to elect the governor of Texas. In a three-way election, former Democratic lieutenant governor Francis Lubbock defeated incumbent Governor Edward Clark and Thomas J. Chambers, a wealthy political gadfly from East Texas. All candidates were staunch secessionists, promising to wage vigorous war upon the North in cooperation with Confederate authorities.Baum Dale The Shattering of Texas Unionism: Politics in the Lone Star State During the Civil War Era LSU Press 1998 9780807122457 85–87 Clark had elevated himself to the governorship after swearing an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, following the previous Governor Sam Houston's removal due to his refusal to take such an oath. This move was seen by unionists as an affront to Houston, who did not recognize the validity of his removal. Despite being a secessionist himself, Lubbock was backed by Houston and Unionists in the election, who would rather vote for him than Clark. This backing, along with Lubbock's ability to appeal to former non-voters, particularly non-slaveholders, were the main factors that caused Clark's defeat by a slim margin of 124 votes. Results 1861 Texas gubernatorial electionhttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2015-08-21 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Francis Lubbock Independent politician 21,854 38.05% Edward Clark (incumbent) Independent politician 21,730 37.84% Thomas J. Chambers Independent politician 13,759 23.96% 85 0.15% 57,428 100.00% Independent politician Independent politician Notes References 1861 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1861 in the United States