1863 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1863 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Pendleton Murrah won the 1863 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Pendleton Murrah received 17,511 popular votes (56.4%). The main challenger was Thomas Jefferson Chambers (40.1%).

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Murrah +16.3 pts · won by 5,056 votes

Pendleton MurrahIndependentWINNER56.4%

17,511 votes

Thomas Jefferson ChambersIndependent40.1%

12,455 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.