1861 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none June 2026 June 2026 1861 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1859 1863 August 5, 1861 0.45 John McClannahan Crockett.jpg John McClannahan Crockett Independent 38,321 72.4% 3x4.svg Frederick F. Foscue Independent 12,160 23.0% 3x4.svg M. D. K. Taylor Independent 2,456 4.6% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Elected Lieutenant Governor John McClannahan Crockett Independent The 1861 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1861, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. This was the first election in the state after Texas had seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States. Independent candidate John McClannahan Crockett defeated his foremost opponent Frederick Foscue to become the eighth lieutenant governor of the state. Background Following the election of Abraham Lincoln, the Texas became involved in the Secession crisis. There was a campaign for Texas to call a convention to vote on the issue, but only the Governor can call a special session of the legislature. Governor Sam Houston was a unionist and refused to do so. A secession convention was organized without government approval and Houston called for a special legislative session in January 1861 in the hopes that the legislature would declare the rogue convention illegal. This plan backfired and a convention was legalized which approved a Ordinance of Secession. When secession was approved by referendum, Houston refused to swear an oath of loyalty to the newly formed Confederate States of America. The legislature in turn removed Houston from office and Lieutenant Governor Edward Clark was sworn in as governor leaving the office of lieutenant governor vacant.Timmons Joe T. October 1973 The Referendum in Texas on the Ordinance of Secession, February 23, 1861: The Vote https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1278&context=ethj East Texas Historical Journal 11 2Sam Houston, 1859–1861 https://txfgm.org/governors/sam-houston-1859-1861/ 2025-12-29 Friends of the Governor's Mansion en-USBuenger Walter L. 1952 Texas Secession Convention of 1861: A Historical Overview https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/secession-convention 2026-06-22 Texas State Historical Association en The Civil War was in full swing and the conduct of the war was the core of the campaign. General election On election day, Crockett won with an overwhelming margin of over 72% of the vote. The legislature certified the election on November 11, 1861, and Lubbock was sworn into office on December 21, 1861. Day James M. https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/SenateJournals/9/11051861_4.pdf Senate Journal of the Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas. 1963 Texas State Library 6–9 en Candidates John McClannahan Crockett, lawyer, mayor of Dallas, meteorological observor for the SmithsonianHord John Alan 1952 John McClannahan Crockett: A Legacy in Dallas History https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/crockett-john-mcclannahan 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association enJune 12, 1861 Announcements https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179300/m1/1/ The Navarro Express 1 The Portal to Texas History Frederick Forney Foscue, lawyer, state representative, former member of the Alabama House of RepresentativesNiemeyer Stephanie P. June 13, 2008 Frederick Forney Foscue: Lawyer, Legislator, and Confederate Soldier https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/foscue-frederick-forney 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association enJuly 27, 1861 Co. F. F. Foscue https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth234298/m1/2/ June 23, 2026 The Standard Clarksville, TX 2 The Portal to Texas History Marion DeKalb "M. D. K." Taylor, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives 1952 Marion Dekalb Taylor: Life of a Doctor and Politician in Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/taylor-marion-dekalb 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association enJune 25, 1861 For Governor... https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78665/m1/2/ The Daily Ledger and Texan San Antonio, TX 2 The Portal to Texas History Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1861 Day James M. https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/SenateJournals/9/11051861_4.pdf Senate Journal of the Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas. 1963 Texas State Library 6–9 en Write-in includes "Jones" who received 13 votes and "Hemphill" who received 10. John McClannahan Crockett Independent 38,321 72.36 Frederick F. Foscue Independent 12,160 22.96 M. D. K. Taylor Independent 2,456 4.64 23 0.00 52,960 100.00 Independent Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1861 Texas elections Category:August 1861