1831 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1831 Alabama gubernatorial election
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  1829 August 1, 1831 1833  
  John Gayle Portrait.jpg Nicholas Davis Sr.jpg No image.svg
Nominee John Gayle Nicholas Davis Samuel B. Moore
Party Jacksonian National Republican Jacksonian
Popular vote14,4038,1373,643
Percentage55.01%31.08%13.91%

1831 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Gayle:     50–60%     60-70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Davis:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Moore:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Unknown/No Vote:     

Governor before election

Samuel B. Moore
Jacksonian

Elected Governor

John Gayle
Jacksonian

The 1831 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Alabama. Jacksonian candidate John Gayle beat the incumbent Jacksonian governor Samuel B. Moore and National Republican candidate Nicholas Davis with 55.01% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1831 Alabama gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Jacksonian John Gayle 14,403 55.01%
National Republican Nicholas Davis8,17331.08%
Anti-Jackson Democrat Samuel B. Moore (incumbent)3,64313.91%
Majority 6,26623.93%
Turnout

By county

County results [4] [a]
CountyJohn Gayle

Jacksonian

Nicholas Davis

National Republican

Samuel B. Moore

Anti-Jackson Democrat

Total Votes
#%#%#%
Autauga 63156.00%35631.60%13912.30%1,126
Baldwin 11959.80%7738.70%31.50%199
Bibb 59571.80%698.30%16519.90%829
Blount 37171.90%8616.70%5911.40%516
Butler 25437.60%33048.80%629.20%646
Clarke 56282.50%8212.00%375.40%681
Conecuh 44966.90%2083.00%142.10%671
Covington --------------
Dale --------------
Fayette 6015.40%11429.30%21555.30%389
Franklin 38138.50%55556.10%535.40%989
Greene 1,39890.60%654.20%805.20%1,543
Henry --------------
Jackson 64936.60%34219.30%78044.00%1,771
Jefferson --------------
Lauderdale 43837.60%70360.40%232.00%1,164
Lawrence 61745.50%63546.90%1037.60%1,355
Limestone 44933.30%89362.40%60.40%1,348
Lowndes --------------
Madison 1,53563.20%80433.10%913.70%2,430
Marengo 74389.60%646.40%222.70%829
Marion 16137.90%16939.80%9522.40%425
Mobile 53370.60%2219.30%10.10%755
Monroe 50367.20%23731.60%91.20%749
Montgomery 1,02051.80%91528.50%361.80%1,971
Morgan 48144.20%55551.00%534.90%1,089
Perry 61561.70%18218.30%19920.00%996
Pickens 25529.10%30434.70%31636.10%875
Pike --------------
St. Clair --------------
Shelby 42951.30%38746.30%202.40%836
Tuscaloosa 44129.20%75450.00%31320.80%1,508
Walker --------------
Washington --------------
Wilcox 45656.70%25431.50%9511.80%805
Total14,40355.00%8,13731.10%3,64313.90%26,183

References

  1. "Candidates for Governor of the State of Alabama". The Democrat. Huntsville, Alabama. May 12, 1831. p. 3. Retrieved October 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Alabama Governors - John Gayle". Alabama Department of Archives & History. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. "Alabama Governors - Samuel B. Moore - 1831". Alabama Department of Archives & History. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 3. ISBN   9780786414390.

Notes

  1. Dubin was unable to locate official returns for Covington, Dale, Henry, Jefferson, Lowndes, Pike, St. Clair, Walker, and Washington counties.