1827 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 1827 Alabama gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on August 6, 1827 to elect the Governor of Alabama. Jacksonian candidate John Murphy ran unopposed and won 99.25% of the vote. Various write-in candidates made up the other 0.75%.

1827 Alabama gubernatorial election

August 6, 1827

Nominee John Murphy Party Jacksonian Popular vote 9,231 Percentage 99.25%

Governor before election John Murphy Jacksonian Elected Governor John Murphy Jacksonian

General election

Candidates

• John Murphy, member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1820 and the Alabama Senate in 1822, Governor of Alabama since 1825.[1]

Results

1827 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jacksonian	John Murphy	9,231	99.25%
	Independent	Write-in candidates	70	0.75%
Majority			9,301	100%

References

1. "Murphy, John". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 June 2020.