1859 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1859 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 1, 1859 in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democrat Andrew Moore won his second term as Governor.
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Turnout | 9.40% | ||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Alabama |
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Government |
Candidates
Democratic Party
- Andrew B. Moore, Incumbent Governor
Southern Rights Democrat
- William F. Samford, candidate, most likely the father of William J. Samford
Election
Statewide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andrew B. Moore | 52,786 | 72.777 | |
Southern Rights Democrat | William F. Samford | 19,745 | 27.223 | |
Total votes | 72,531 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
County by County
County | Andrew Moore | William Samford | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Autauga | 665 | 57.776 | 486 | 42.224 |
Baldwin | 284 | 71.898 | 111 | 28.101 |
Barbour | 1,006 | 58.693 | 708 | 41.307 |
Bibb | 847 | 86.428 | 133 | 13.571 |
Blount | 444 | 40.363 | 656 | 59.636 |
Butler | 927 | 57.151 | 695 | 42.848 |
Calhoun | 2,291 | 95.221 | 115 | 4.779 |
Chambers | 1,040 | 51.536 | 978 | 48.464 |
Cherokee | 1,776 | 91.973 | 155 | 8.027 |
Clarke | 912 | 89.588 | 106 | 10.412 |
Coffee | 715 | 70.932 | 293 | 29.068 |
Conecuh | 534 | 66.666 | 267 | 33.333 |
Coosa | 1,311 | 60.779 | 846 | 39.221 |
Covington | 286 | 49.567 | 291 | 50.433 |
Dale | 779 | 59.060 | 540 | 40.940 |
Dallas | 913 | 76.338 | 283 | 23.662 |
DeKalb | 1,412 | 97.988 | 29 | 2.012 |
Fayette | 1,089 | 75.311 | 357 | 24.689 |
Franklin | 1,424 | 79.776 | 361 | 20.224 |
Greene | 1,013 | 100.000 | 0 | 0 |
Henry | 638 | 54.623 | 530 | 45.377 |
Jackson | 1,948 | 96.245 | 76 | 3.755 |
Jefferson | 1,070 | 79.260 | 280 | 20.740 |
Lauderdale | 1,174 | 93.397 | 83 | 6.603 |
Lawrence | 783 | 86.520 | 122 | 13.480 |
Limestone | 746 | 86.744 | 114 | 13.256 |
Lowndes | 786 | 55.904 | 620 | 44.096 |
Macon | 1,043 | 48.086 | 1,126 | 51.914 |
Madison | 1,511 | 98.117 | 29 | 1.883 |
Marengo | 815 | 75.955 | 258 | 24.045 |
Marion | 921 | 87.714 | 129 | 12.286 |
Marshall | 1,078 | 92.058 | 93 | 7.942 |
Mobile | 2,047 | 61.343 | 1,290 | 38.657 |
Monroe | 599 | 73.049 | 221 | 26.951 |
Montgomery | 1,225 | 50.143 | 1,218 | 49.857 |
Morgan | 1,061 | 86.120 | 171 | 13.880 |
Perry | 1,170 | 92.636 | 93 | 7.364 |
Pickens | 1,267 | 90.114 | 139 | 9.886 |
Pike | 1,383 | 60.818 | 891 | 39.182 |
Randolph | 1,423 | 74.269 | 493 | 25.731 |
Russell | 960 | 51.696 | 897 | 48.304 |
Shelby | 1,164 | 87.849 | 161 | 12.151 |
St. Clair | 1,160 | 92.874 | 89 | 7.126 |
Sumter | 620 | 84.469 | 114 | 15.531 |
Talladega | 1,380 | 72.289 | 529 | 27.711 |
Tallapoosa | 1,644 | 55.729 | 1,306 | 44.271 |
Tuscaloosa | 1,185 | 72.212 | 456 | 27.788 |
Walker | 439 | 63.623 | 251 | 36.377 |
Washington | 230 | 83.941 | 44 | 16.059 |
Wilcox | 632 | 77.642 | 182 | 22.358 |
Winston | 266 | 74.510 | 91 | 25.490 |
Total | 52,786 | 72.777 | 19,745 | 27.223 |
References
- "AL Governor 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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