Republic of Texas presidential election, 1841

September 6, 1841



Nominee	Sam Houston	David G. Burnet
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	7,915	3,616
Percentage	68.6%	31.4%

President before election

Mirabeau B. Lamar
Nonpartisan

Elected President

Sam Houston
Nonpartisan

The Republic of Texas presidential election of 1841 was the third presidential election. It was held on September 6, 1841. Former President Sam Houston defeated incumbent Vice President and former Interim President David G. Burnet to win a second non-consecutive term in office.

Edward Burleson was elected vice-president with 6,141 votes (58.6%) while his competitor Mennican Hunt received 4,336 votes (41.4%).^[1]

Republic of Texas

Capitals	Harrisburg Washington-on-the-Brazos Galveston Velasco Columbia Houston Austin

Presidents	David G. Burnet Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar Anson Jones

Vice Presidents	Lorenzo de Zavala Mirabeau Lamar David G. Burnet Edward Burleson Kenneth Lewis Anderson

Documents	Texas Declaration of Independence Constitution of the Republic of Texas Texas Archive War

Colonization	Henri Castro Fisher-Miller Land Grant

Presidential elections	1836 1838 1841 1844

References

↑ Jones, Anson (1859-01-01). Memoranda and Official Correspondence Relating to the Republic of Texas, Its History and Annexation. D. Appleton.

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