1849 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1849 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor George Tyler Wood was running for reelection, but was defeated by Peter Hansborough Bell, winning 40% of the vote to Bell's 48%.

1849 Texas gubernatorial election

August 6, 1849

Nominee Peter H. Bell George T. Wood John T. Mills Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 10,319 8,764 2,632 Percentage 47.5% 40.4% 12.1%

County Results Bell:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Wood:      30-40%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Mills:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      No Data

Governor before election George T. Wood Democratic Elected Governor Peter H. Bell Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Peter Hansborough Bell, Texas Rangers captain (Democratic)
• John T. Mills, district judge of the Texas Supreme Court from Clarksville (Democratic)
• George Tyler Wood, incumbent Governor since 1847 (Democratic)

Results

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Hansborough Bell	10,319	47.52%
	Democratic	George Tyler Wood (incumbent)	8,764	40.36%
	Democratic	John T. Mills	2,632	12.12%
Total votes			21,715	100.00%
	Democratic hold