1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 1, 1847
 
Nominee John Alexander Greer Edward H. Tarrant
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 4,890 3,587
Percentage 41.5% 30.4%
 
Nominee Edwin Waller Samuel G. Haynie
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,979 327
Percentage 25.3% 2.8%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Albert C. Horton
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

John Alexander Greer
Democratic

The 1847 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic candidate John Alexander Greer was elected as the second lieutenant governor of Texas defeating candidates Edward H. Tarrant and Edwin Waller.

General election

The incumbent lieutenant governor, Albert Clinton Horton did not run for reelection. There had not been a strong partisan during the Republic period of Texas and while political parties, such as the Democrats, did exist and were popular within the state, not all members of the political class had aligned themselves to the new party. Even if they did identify with a political party, candidates often ran independent campaigns.[1][2]

Candidates

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1847[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Alexander Greer 4,890 41.50
Independent Edward H. Tarrant 3,587 30.44
Independent Edwin Waller 2,979 25.28
Independent Samuel G. Haynie 327 2.78
Total votes 11,783 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "TSHA | The Evolution of the Democratic Party in Texas: A Historical Overview". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2026-04-22. Despite sympathy for the Democratic party in the United States, as yet there was no strong party tradition in the Republic of Texas. Before 1848, elections in Texas were conducted without organized political parties. Personality was the dominant political force in the state.
  2. ↑ "Elections of Texas Governors, 1845-2010". texasalmanac.com. Retrieved 2026-04-22. Prior to 1857 most candidates ran independently.
  3. ↑ Hyman, Carolyn (1976). "John Alexander Greer: Early Texas Settler and Lieutenant Governor". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Edward H. Tarrant: A Pioneer of Texas History". Texas State Historical Association. 1976. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  5. ↑ Spurlin, Charles (1952). "Edwin Leonard Waller: Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  6. ↑ Derbes, Brett J. (1952). "Samuel Garner Haynie: Physician and Mayor of Austin". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  7. ↑ Jones, Anson (1859). Memoranda and official correspondence relating to the Republic of Texas, its history and annexation. Including a brief autobiography of the author. Cornell University Library. New York : D. Appleton and Company. pp. 620–621.
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