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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonian | John Gayle | 14,403 | 55.01% | ||
| National Republican | Nicholas Davis | 8,173 | 31.08% | ||
| Anti-Jackson Democrat | Samuel B. Moore (incumbent) | 3,643 | 13.91% | ||
| Majority | 6,266 | 23.93% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| County | John Gayle Jacksonian | Nicholas Davis National Republican | Samuel B. Moore Anti-Jackson Democrat | Total Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 631 | 56.00% | 356 | 31.60% | 139 | 12.30% | 1,126 |
| Baldwin | 119 | 59.80% | 77 | 38.70% | 3 | 1.50% | 199 |
| Bibb | 595 | 71.80% | 69 | 8.30% | 165 | 19.90% | 829 |
| Blount | 371 | 71.90% | 86 | 16.70% | 59 | 11.40% | 516 |
| Butler | 254 | 37.60% | 330 | 48.80% | 62 | 9.20% | 646 |
| Clarke | 562 | 82.50% | 82 | 12.00% | 37 | 5.40% | 681 |
| Conecuh | 449 | 66.90% | 208 | 3.00% | 14 | 2.10% | 671 |
| Covington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dale | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fayette | 60 | 15.40% | 114 | 29.30% | 215 | 55.30% | 389 |
| Franklin | 381 | 38.50% | 555 | 56.10% | 53 | 5.40% | 989 |
| Greene | 1,398 | 90.60% | 65 | 4.20% | 80 | 5.20% | 1,543 |
| Henry | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Jackson | 649 | 36.60% | 342 | 19.30% | 780 | 44.00% | 1,771 |
| Jefferson | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lauderdale | 438 | 37.60% | 703 | 60.40% | 23 | 2.00% | 1,164 |
| Lawrence | 617 | 45.50% | 635 | 46.90% | 103 | 7.60% | 1,355 |
| Limestone | 449 | 33.30% | 893 | 62.40% | 6 | 0.40% | 1,348 |
| Lowndes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Madison | 1,535 | 63.20% | 804 | 33.10% | 91 | 3.70% | 2,430 |
| Marengo | 743 | 89.60% | 64 | 6.40% | 22 | 2.70% | 829 |
| Marion | 161 | 37.90% | 169 | 39.80% | 95 | 22.40% | 425 |
| Mobile | 533 | 70.60% | 221 | 9.30% | 1 | 0.10% | 755 |
| Monroe | 503 | 67.20% | 237 | 31.60% | 9 | 1.20% | 749 |
| Montgomery | 1,020 | 51.80% | 915 | 28.50% | 36 | 1.80% | 1,971 |
| Morgan | 481 | 44.20% | 555 | 51.00% | 53 | 4.90% | 1,089 |
| Perry | 615 | 61.70% | 182 | 18.30% | 199 | 20.00% | 996 |
| Pickens | 255 | 29.10% | 304 | 34.70% | 316 | 36.10% | 875 |
| Pike | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| St. Clair | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shelby | 429 | 51.30% | 387 | 46.30% | 20 | 2.40% | 836 |
| Tuscaloosa | 441 | 29.20% | 754 | 50.00% | 313 | 20.80% | 1,508 |
| Walker | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wilcox | 456 | 56.70% | 254 | 31.50% | 95 | 11.80% | 805 |
| Total | 14,403 | 55.00% | 8,137 | 31.10% | 3,643 | 13.90% | 26,183 |
Samuel B. Moore was the sixth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from March 3 to November 26, 1831. He was president of the Alabama Senate when Governor Gabriel Moore was elected to the United States Senate, and so became governor when Gabriel Moore resigned to take the seat.
Gabriel Moore was a Democratic-Republican, later Jacksonian and National Republican politician and fifth governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1829–1831).
Events from the year 1831 in the United States.
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