| Election Name: | 1861 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1863 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1863 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1861 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Image1: | File:Francis lubbock.jpg |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,854 |
| Percentage1: | 38.1% |
| Nominee2: | Edward Clark |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,730 |
| Percentage2: | 37.8% |
| Image3: | File:Thomas J. Chambers.jpg |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,759 |
| Percentage3: | 24.0% |
Governor | |
| Before Election: | Edward Clark |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| Posttitle: | Elected Governor |
| After Election: | Francis Lubbock |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
The 1861 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1861 to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Edward Clark was running for his first full term but was defeated by Francis Lubbock by a margin of 124 votes.
The election was the first of two held in Texas during the American Civil War. Texas was, at the time, a Confederate state.