1845 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1845 Texas gubernatorial election was held on December 15, 1845, to elect the first governor of Texas. The election was held in preparation for the annexation of Texas by the United States and resulted in the election of James Pinckney Henderson, who received 82% of the vote and became the first governor of the new state.

1845 Texas gubernatorial election

December 15, 1845 1847 →

Nominee James P. Henderson James B. Miller Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 7,853 1,673 Percentage 82.0% 17.5%

County results Henderson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Miller:      80–90% No Data/Vote:

Elected Governor James Pinckney Henderson Democratic

General election

Candidates

• James Pinckney Henderson, former Republic of Texas minister to the United Kingdom and France (Democratic)
• James B. Miller (Whig)

Results

General Election Results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Pinckney Henderson	7,853	81.99%
	Whig	James B. Miller	1,673	17.47%
	No party	Write-ins	52	0.54%
Total votes			9,758	100.00%

See also

• 1844 Republic of Texas presidential election, the last presidential election in the Republic of Texas