1845 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none June 2026 June 2026 1845 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1847 December 15, 1845 0.45 Albert Clinton Horton.jpg Albert C. Horton Independent 4,204 50.7% Nicholas Henry Darnell, 15th Legislature.jpg N. H. Darnell Independent 4,084 49.3% Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor-elect Albert C. Horton The 1845 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on December 15, 1845, to elect the first lieutenant governor of Texas. The election was held in preparation for the annexation of Texas by the United States. As such the election actually predated Texas' entry into the Union by 14 days. Albert Clinton Horton was elected over Nicholas Henry Darnell and became the first lieutenant governor of the new state. General election Organized political parties did not exist in the Republic, with factions generally revolving around presidents Sam Houston and Mirabeau B. Lamar. The first political party in state history, the Democrats, would not be organized for another year and both candidates ran nominally 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. Initial election returns showed that Darnell was leading in the polls. When the new legislature met in February 1846, Darnell was certified as the winner of the election based on these preliminary results. However Darnell refused to take the oath of office until the remaining votes in South Texas were returned.Kemp L. W. 1952 Nicholas Henry Darnell: Texas Legislator and Soldier https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/darnell-nicholas-henry 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association enEllenberger Matthew 1976 Albert Clinton Horton: First Lieutenant Governor of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/horton-albert-clinton 2026-06-16 Texas State Historical Association en When the remaining votes were counted, Horton had taken the lead and he was declared the winner on May 1, 1846. Horton was sworn in on May 2, 1846.Lieutenant Governors of Texas - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/leadership/ltgovbrowse.cfm 2026-06-16 lrl.texas.gov Candidates Albert Clinton Horton, delegate at the 1845 statehood convention, former senator in the Congress of the Texas Republic, candidate for Vice President in the 1838 Texas Presidential election, former representative in the Alabama state legislature Nicholas Henry Darnell, delegate at the 1845 statehood convention, Speaker of the House of the Congress of the Texas Republic, member-elect of the Tennessee General Assembly Results 1845 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial electionJones 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 Albert Clinton Horton Independent 4,204 50.72% Nicholas Henry Darnell Independent 4,084 49.28% 8,288 100.00% See also 1844 Republic of Texas presidential election, the last presidential election in the Republic of Texas References Category:1845 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Government of Texas