1845 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 October 2022 1845 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1847 Texas gubernatorial election 1847 December 15, 1845 0.45 James Pinckney Henderson-p.jpg James P. Henderson Independent 8,190 83.04% 3x4.svg James B. Miller Independent 1,672 16.96% 1845 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsHenderson: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c 90–100%Miller: #008080 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Governor-elect James Pinckney Henderson The 1845 Texas gubernatorial election was held on December 15, 1845, to elect the first 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. James Pinckney Henderson was elected over James B. Miller with 83% of the vote and became the first 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. Both Henderson and Miller had served in Houston's cabinet during his times in office. 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. Candidates James Pinckney Henderson, former Republic of Texas minister to the United Kingdom and France James B. Miller, physician, Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, former chief justice of Fort Bend County, delegate at the Conventions of 1833 and 1845https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/miller-james-b TSHA James B. Miller 1952 April 22, 2026 Results 1845 Texas gubernatorial electionSources differ as to the vote totals in 1845. The Texas Almanac gives the votes as 7,853 (81.99%) for Henderson, 1,673 (17.47%) for Miller, and 52 (0.54%) Scattering.http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac August 18, 2015 November 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Micheal J. Dubin's United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860 gives the totals as reflected in official state records and these are shown below, however his own results by county add up to 6,321 (82.62%) for Henderson, 1,324 (17.30%) for Miller, and 6 (0.08%) for Thomas Pillsbury. James Pinckney Henderson Independent 8,190 83.04% James B. Miller Independent 1,672 16.96% 9,862 100.00% By county +1845 Texas gubernatorial election by countyCountyhttps://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/255/mode/2up United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County Micheal J. Dubin April 22, 2026The totals in this list do not add up to the official tabulation of the vote in the Journal of the Texas House of Representatives, February 17, 1846. The total according to the Journal is at the bottom of this list, however.James P. HendersonJames B. MillerTimothy PillsburyMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Austin9953.2%8746.8%00.0%126.4%186Bowie29973.1%11026.9%00.0%18946.2%409Brazoria96100.0%00.0%00.0%96100.0%96Brazos*4554.9%3745.1%00.0%89.8%82Colorado21889.7%2510.3%00.0%19370.4%243Fort Bend2316.0%12184.0%00.0%9868.0%144Galveston33496.3%133.7%00.0%32192.6%347Harris31857.4%23642.6%00.0%8214.8%554Harrison12096.0%00.0%54.0%11692.0%125Houston33198.8%41.2%00.0%32797.6%335Jackson*7479.6%1920.4%00.0%5559.2%93Jasper20191.8%188.2%00.0%18383.6%219Lamar33199.1%30.9%00.0%32898.2%334Matagorda10667.5%5132.5%00.0%5535.0%157Milam15274.5%5225.5%00.0%10049.0%204Montgomery54173.1%19926.9%00.0%34246.2%740Nacogdoches71199.9%00.0%10.1%71099.8%712Red River44998.0%92.0%00.0%44096.0%458Robertson27683.6%5416.4%00.0%22267.2%330Rusk271100.0%00.0%00.0%271100.0%271Sabine25096.2%103.8%00.0%24092.4%260San Augustine25695.9%114.1%00.0%24591.8%267San Patricio11191.7%108.3%00.0%10183.4%121Shelby37590.4%409.6%00.0%33586.8%415Travis18586.0%3014.0%00.0%15572.0%215Victoria6662.3%4037.7%00.0%2624.6%106Washington20250.1%20149.9%00.0%10.2%403Totals8,19083.0%1,67217.0%00.0%6,51866.0%9,862 counties whose results were not included in the official tabulation See also 1844 Republic of Texas presidential election, the last presidential election in the Republic of Texas References Gubernatorial 1845 Category:1845 United States gubernatorial elections Category:December 1845 Category:Long stubs with short prose