1863 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none June 2026 June 2026 1863 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1861 1866 August 3, 1863 0.45 FLETCHER STOCKDALE.PNG Fletcher Stockdale Independent 11,928 41.2% Photo - Stephen Heard Darden - um 1880.jpg Stephen Heard Darden Independent 8,214 28.3% 3x4.svg Frederick B. Gentry Independent 4,625 16.0% Pleasant Williams Kittrell.png Pleasant Williams Kittrell Independent 4,216 14.5% Lieutenant Governor John McClannahan Crockett Independent Elected Lieutenant Governor Fletcher Stockdale Independent The 1863 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1863, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. In a competitive four–way race former state senator Fletcher Stockdale won the election with over 41% to become the ninth lieutenant governor of the state. Background The election took place during the American Civil War after Texas had joined the Confederate States, as such the main issues of the election were the conduct of the war and the candidate's staces towards the Jefferson Davis administration. The incumbent lieutenant governor, John McClannahan Crockett did not run for reelection.Hord 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 en General election Candidates Stephen Heard Darden, colonel of the 5th Texas Infantry, former state senator and representativeCutrer Thomas W. 1952 Stephen Heard Darden: Life of a Texas Revolutionary and Public Official https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/darden-stephen-heard 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Frederick Browder GentryCutrer Thomas W. 1952 Frederick Browder Gentry: Texas Revolutionary Soldier https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gentry-frederick-browder 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Pleasant Williams Kittrell, doctor, former state representative, former member of the Alabama Legislature, former member of the North Carolina House of RepresentativesMcComb Viva M 1976 Pleasant Williams Kittrell: Pioneer of the University of Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kittrell-pleasant-williams 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale, lawyer, special aide to Governor Francis R. Lubbock, former state senator, delegate at the 1861 Secession Convention 1976 Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale: Life and Legacy of a Texas Politician https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/stockdale-fletcher-summerfield 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1863https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/SenateJournals/10/S_10_0.pdf Senate Journal of the Tenth Legislature Regular Session of the State of Texas Texas State Library 35-37 en Day James 1964 Fletcher Stockdale Independent 11,928 41.16 Stephen Heard Darden Independent 8,214 28.34 Frederick B. Gentry Independent 8,214 28.34 Pleasant Williams Kittrell Independent 4,216 14.55 54,612 100.00 Independent Aftermath With the surrender of Robert E. Lee's forces at Appomatox Courthouse, Governor Pendleton Murrah advocated a continuation of the war effort. However, when it became clear that the Union army was going to occupy the state he fled to Mexico, vacating the office.Wooster Ralph A. 1952 Pendleton Murrah: The Last Governor of Texas During the Civil War https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/murrah-pendleton 2026-06-23 Texas State Historical Association en Fletcher Stockdale served as acting governor until Andrew Jackson Hamilton was appointed provisional governor of Texas to oversee the first stages of Reconstruction and the ratification of the XIII Amendment.2000-12-21 Andrew Jackson Hamilton https://www.nga.org/governor/andrew-jackson-hamilton/ 2026-06-23 National Governors Association References Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1863 Texas elections Category:August 1863