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The 1861 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1861 to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Edward Clark was running for his first full term but was defeated by Francis Lubbock by a margin of 124 votes.

The election was the first of two held in Texas during the American Civil War. Texas was, at the time, a Confederate state.

Results

General Election Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Francis Lubbock 21,854 38.05%
Independent Edward Clark (incumbent) 21,730 37.84%
Independent Thomas J. Chambers 13,759 23.96%
No Party Write-ins 85 0.15%
Total votes 57,428 100.00%
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.