1835 Alabama gubernatorial election

1835 Alabama gubernatorial election
	August 3, 1835
	August 3, 1835
Governor before election; John Gayle; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Clement C. Clay; Democratic

The 1835 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 3, 1835 to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democratic candidate Clement Comer Clay beat Whig candidate Enoch Parsons with 65.44% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Clement Comer Clay, Representative for 1st congressional district 1829-1835.[1]
Enoch Parsons, President of Middletown branch, Bank of America 1818-1824.[2]

Results

1835 Alabama gubernatorial election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clement Comer Clay	23,279	65.44%
	Whig	Enoch Parsons	12,209	34.32%
	Independent	Write-ins	83	0.23%
Majority			11,070	31.12%

References

"Clay, Clement C." OurCampaigns. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
Mark Allen Baker (2014). "8. The Parsons Family of Lyme and Middletown". Connecticut Families of the Revolution: American Forebears from Burr to Wolcott. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625851963.
"AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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[1] "Clay, Clement C." OurCampaigns. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

[2] Mark Allen Baker (2014). "8. The Parsons Family of Lyme and Middletown". Connecticut Families of the Revolution: American Forebears from Burr to Wolcott. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625851963.

[3] "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 18 June 2020.