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1866 Texas governor election

James W. Throckmorton (Democrat) beat Elisha M. Pease (Republican) in Texas in 1866, 80.1% to 19.9%, a margin of 60.3 points and 36,580 votes.

Republicans led in 114 of the 114 counties. The largest, Bexar, cast 1,030 votes and went to the Republican by 100.0 points. The closest was Orange, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James W. Throckmorton won Democratic 48,631 80.1%
Elisha M. Pease Republican 12,051 19.9%
All other candidates 6 0.0%
Total60,688

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bexar 0 0.0% 1,030 100.0% 1,030 R+100.0
Fayette 0 0.0% 606 100.0% 606 R+100.0
Austin 0 0.0% 534 100.0% 534 R+100.0
Bastrop 0 0.0% 376 100.0% 376 R+100.0
Travis 0 0.0% 368 100.0% 368 R+100.0
Comal 0 0.0% 363 100.0% 363 R+100.0
Fannin 0 0.0% 334 100.0% 334 R+100.0
Colorado 0 0.0% 329 100.0% 329 R+100.0
Hidalgo 0 0.0% 324 100.0% 324 R+100.0
Cameron 0 0.0% 280 100.0% 280 R+100.0
Williamson 0 0.0% 268 100.0% 268 R+100.0
Dallas 0 0.0% 267 100.0% 267 R+100.0
Wood 0 0.0% 265 100.0% 265 R+100.0
Gillespie 0 0.0% 261 100.0% 261 R+100.0
Washington 0 0.0% 252 100.0% 252 R+100.0
Medina 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 217 R+100.0
Guadalupe 0 0.0% 206 100.0% 206 R+100.0
Goliad 0 0.0% 181 100.0% 181 R+100.0
Houston 0 0.0% 181 100.0% 181 R+100.0
Galveston 0 0.0% 177 100.0% 177 R+100.0
Van Zandt 0 0.0% 176 100.0% 176 R+100.0
Lamar 0 0.0% 165 100.0% 165 R+100.0
Grayson 0 0.0% 153 100.0% 153 R+100.0
Parker 0 0.0% 145 100.0% 145 R+100.0
Denton 0 0.0% 142 100.0% 142 R+100.0
Burnet 0 0.0% 136 100.0% 136 R+100.0
Kendall 0 0.0% 135 100.0% 135 R+100.0
Hopkins 0 0.0% 134 100.0% 134 R+100.0
Nueces 0 0.0% 134 100.0% 134 R+100.0
Harris 0 0.0% 132 100.0% 132 R+100.0
Erath 0 0.0% 131 100.0% 131 R+100.0
Rusk 0 0.0% 126 100.0% 126 R+100.0
Victoria 0 0.0% 125 100.0% 125 R+100.0
Angelina 0 0.0% 124 100.0% 124 R+100.0
Collin 0 0.0% 121 100.0% 121 R+100.0
Tarrant 0 0.0% 121 100.0% 121 R+100.0
Shelby 0 0.0% 120 100.0% 120 R+100.0
Zapata 0 0.0% 120 100.0% 120 R+100.0
Wise 0 0.0% 119 100.0% 119 R+100.0
Bell 0 0.0% 113 100.0% 113 R+100.0
Burleson 0 0.0% 113 100.0% 113 R+100.0
Smith 0 0.0% 110 100.0% 110 R+100.0
Calhoun 0 0.0% 106 100.0% 106 R+100.0
Caldwell 0 0.0% 101 100.0% 101 R+100.0
Dewitt 0 0.0% 95 100.0% 95 R+100.0
Cherokee 0 0.0% 93 100.0% 93 R+100.0
Ellis 0 0.0% 89 100.0% 89 R+100.0
McLennan 0 0.0% 85 100.0% 85 R+100.0
Henderson 0 0.0% 84 100.0% 84 R+100.0
Lampasas 0 0.0% 80 100.0% 80 R+100.0
Leon 0 0.0% 73 100.0% 73 R+100.0
Atascosa 0 0.0% 71 100.0% 71 R+100.0
Titus 0 0.0% 67 100.0% 67 R+100.0
Limestone 0 0.0% 61 100.0% 61 R+100.0
Mason 0 0.0% 61 100.0% 61 R+100.0
Hunt 0 0.0% 54 100.0% 54 R+100.0
Blanco 0 0.0% 50 100.0% 50 R+100.0
Polk 0 0.0% 49 100.0% 49 R+100.0
Red River 0 0.0% 48 100.0% 48 R+100.0
Kaufman 0 0.0% 44 100.0% 44 R+100.0
Tyler 0 0.0% 44 100.0% 44 R+100.0
Kerr 0 0.0% 41 100.0% 41 R+100.0
Montgomery 0 0.0% 41 100.0% 41 R+100.0
Bosque 0 0.0% 40 100.0% 40 R+100.0
Matagorda 0 0.0% 39 100.0% 39 R+100.0
Falls 0 0.0% 38 100.0% 38 R+100.0
Lavaca 0 0.0% 37 100.0% 37 R+100.0
Jackson 0 0.0% 36 100.0% 36 R+100.0
Brazoria 0 0.0% 34 100.0% 34 R+100.0
Hardin 0 0.0% 34 100.0% 34 R+100.0
Refugio 0 0.0% 33 100.0% 33 R+100.0
Montague 0 0.0% 30 100.0% 30 R+100.0
Hill 0 0.0% 29 100.0% 29 R+100.0
Starr 0 0.0% 29 100.0% 29 R+100.0
Cooke 0 0.0% 28 100.0% 28 R+100.0
Sabine 0 0.0% 27 100.0% 27 R+100.0
Trinity 0 0.0% 27 100.0% 27 R+100.0
Uvalde 0 0.0% 27 100.0% 27 R+100.0
Panola 0 0.0% 26 100.0% 26 R+100.0
Johnson 0 0.0% 25 100.0% 25 R+100.0
Comanche 0 0.0% 24 100.0% 24 R+100.0
Anderson 0 0.0% 23 100.0% 23 R+100.0
Nacogdoches 0 0.0% 22 100.0% 22 R+100.0
Llano 0 0.0% 21 100.0% 21 R+100.0
Wharton 0 0.0% 21 100.0% 21 R+100.0
Jack 0 0.0% 20 100.0% 20 R+100.0
Navarro 0 0.0% 19 100.0% 19 R+100.0
Coryell 0 0.0% 18 100.0% 18 R+100.0
Grimes 0 0.0% 17 100.0% 17 R+100.0
Fort Bend 0 0.0% 15 100.0% 15 R+100.0
Jasper 0 0.0% 14 100.0% 14 R+100.0
Milam 0 0.0% 14 100.0% 14 R+100.0
Bee 0 0.0% 11 100.0% 11 R+100.0
Brazos 0 0.0% 11 100.0% 11 R+100.0
Hays 0 0.0% 11 100.0% 11 R+100.0
San Saba 0 0.0% 11 100.0% 11 R+100.0
Liberty 0 0.0% 8 100.0% 8 R+100.0
McCulloch 0 0.0% 8 100.0% 8 R+100.0
Robertson 0 0.0% 8 100.0% 8 R+100.0
San Augustine 0 0.0% 8 100.0% 8 R+100.0
Freestone 0 0.0% 7 100.0% 7 R+100.0
Live Oak 0 0.0% 7 100.0% 7 R+100.0
Upshur 0 0.0% 7 100.0% 7 R+100.0
Bowie 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 6 R+100.0
Harrison 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 6 R+100.0
Madison 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 4 R+100.0
Marion 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 4 R+100.0
Bandera 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3 R+100.0
Jefferson 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3 R+100.0
Karnes 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3 R+100.0
Walker 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3 R+100.0
Hamilton 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 2 R+100.0
Orange 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 1 R+100.0
Palo Pinto 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 1 R+100.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Greg Abbott (R) R+10.9
2018 Abbott (R) R+13.3
2014 Greg Abbott (R) R+20.4
2010 Rick Perry (R) R+12.7
2006 Rick Perry (R) R+9.2
2002 Rick Perry (R) R+17.8
1998 George W. Bush (R) R+37.1
1994 George W. Bush (R) R+7.6
1990 Ann Richards (D) D+2.6
1986 William P. Clements (R) R+6.7
1982 Mark White (D) D+7.3
1978 William P. Clements (R) R+0.7
1974 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+30.3
1972 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+2.9
1970 Preston Smith (D) D+6.9
1968 Preston Smith (D) D+14.0
1966 John B. Connally (D) D+47.0
1964 John B. Connally (D) D+47.8
1962 John B. Connally (D) D+8.4
1960 Price Daniel (D) D+45.5
1958 Price Daniel (D) D+76.2
1956 Price Daniel (D) D+63.2
1954 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.0
1952 Allan Shivers (D) D+98.1
1950 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.9
1948 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+70.0
1946 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+82.5
1944 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+81.7
1942 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+93.7
1940 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+88.9
1938 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+93.8
1936 James V. Allred (D) D+85.9
1934 James V. Allred (D) D+93.4
1932 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+24.2
1930 Ross Sterling (D) D+60.4
1928 Dan Moody (D) D+65.0
1926 Dan Moody (D) D+73.8
1924 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+17.8
1922 Pat M. Neff (D) D+63.8
1920 Pat Morris Neff (D) D+41.2
1918 William P. Hobby (D) D+68.9
1916 James E. Ferguson (D) D+68.1
1914 James E. Ferguson (D) D+76.7
1912 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+70.5
1910 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+67.8
1908 Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) D+48.4
1906 Thomas M. Campbell (D) D+68.1
1904 S. W. T. Lanham (D) D+53.3
1902 Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) D+56.5
1900 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+42.4
1898 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+71.2
1896 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+55.4
1894 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+36.1
1892 James S. Hogg (D) D+43.4
1890 James S. Hogg (D) D+53.8
1888 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+71.8
1886 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+52.2
1884 John Ireland (D) D+57.2
1882 John Ireland (D) D+59.5
1880 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+38.5
1878 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+56.8
1876 Richard Coke (D) D+50.0
1873 Richard Coke (D) D+31.6
1869 Edmund J. Davis (R) R+50.2
1866 James W. Throckmorton (D) D+60.3