Texas gubernatorial election, 1866
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
Reconstruction policies
local donations appeal_to_Southern_voters |
| gptkbp:competitors |
Republican_candidate
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| gptkbp:context |
Reconstruction Era
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| gptkbp:date |
August 1866
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
official records
general election allegations of fraud local officials August 1866 low turnout focused on state issues first post-war governor state laws governing elections Democratic_victory Democratic_dominance_in_Texas Democratic_resurgence_in_Texas Throckmorton_received_majority_of_votes Throckmorton_wins targeted_Southern_sentiments |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Texas_gubernatorial_election,_1867
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| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:heldIn |
1866
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
scholarly articles
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Civil_War_Texas
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
set precedent for future elections
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| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
state archives
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
marked shift in political power
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Texas gubernatorial election, 1866
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| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
influence on future elections
Throckmorton_administration |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Texas
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:James_W._Throckmorton
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
hostile_towards_Republicans
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
unknown |
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Republican_opposition
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Texas_gubernatorial_election,_1865
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| gptkbp:result |
Throckmorton_elected
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| gptkbp:significance |
first election after the Civil War
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
rallies and speeches
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| gptkbp:type |
gubernatorial election
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
predominantly white
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
unknown
secret ballot limited to white males white_males |
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:James_W._Throckmorton
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