1863 Texas gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1863 Texas gubernatorial election
Country:Texas
Election Date:November 2, 1863
Previous Election:1861 Texas gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1861
Next Election:1866 Texas gubernatorial election
Next Year:1866
Type:presidential
Image1:File:Pendleton murrah.jpg
Nominee1:Pendleton Murrah
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:17,511
Percentage1:56.4%
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:12,455
Percentage2:40.1%

Governor
Before Election:Francis Lubbock
Before Party:Independent politician
Posttitle:
Elected Governor
After Election:Pendleton Murrah
After Party:Independent politician

The 1863 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1863, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Governor Francis Lubbock did not run for a second term. The election was won by Pendleton Murrah, who received 56% of the vote.

The election was the second of two held in Texas during the American Civil War. Texas was, at the time, a Confederate state.