1837 Alabama gubernatorial election

1837 Alabama gubernatorial election

←  1835 August 7, 1837 1839  →

Nominee Arthur P. Bagby Samuel W. Oliver Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 24,419 20,152 Percentage 54.79% 45.21%

County results Bagby:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Oliver:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election Hugh McVay Democratic Elected Governor Arthur P. Bagby Democratic

The 1837 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 7, 1837, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic candidate Arthur P. Bagby beat Anti-Van Buren candidate Samuel W. Oliver with 45.21% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Arthur P. Bagby, Member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1834–1836. ^[1]
• Samuel W. Oliver, Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Speaker of the House 1832–1835. ^[2]

Results

1837 Alabama gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur P. Bagby	24,419	54.79%	−10.65%
	Independent	Samuel W. Oliver (Anti-Van Buren Democrat)	20,152	45.21%	+45.21%
Majority			4,267	9.57%

References

• Alabama portal
• Politics portal

1. "BAGBY, Arthur Pendleton (1794-1858)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1897. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898. p. 1009.
3. "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 18, 2020.