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1849 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1849 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Peter H. Bell won the 1849 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Peter H. Bell received 10,319 popular votes (47.5%). The main challenger was George T. Wood (40.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Bell and Wood

Bell +7.1 pts · won by 1,555 votes
Peter H. BellDemocraticWINNER47.5%
10,319 votes
George T. WoodDemocratic40.4%
8,764 votes
John T. MillsDemocratic12.1%
2,632 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.