1859 Texas gubernatorial election

1859 Texas gubernatorial election

August 1, 1859

Nominee Sam Houston Hardin R. Runnels Party Constitutional Union Democratic Popular vote 36,227 27,500 Percentage 56.8% 43.1%

Governor before election Hardin R. Runnels Democratic Elected Governor Sam Houston Constitutional Union

The 1859 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1859 to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Hardin Richard Runnels was running for reelection, but was defeated by Sam Houston, who received 57% of the vote.

Results

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitutional Union	Sam Houston	36,227	56.79%
	Democratic	Hardin Richard Runnels (incumbent)	27,500	43.11%
	No Party	Write-ins	61	0.10%
Total votes			63,788	100.00%
	Independent gain from Democratic