1821 Alabama gubernatorial election
August 6, 1821
 
Nominee Israel Pickens Henry H. Chambers
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 9,616 7,129
Percentage 57.43% 42.57%
County results
Pickens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Chambers:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Unknown/No Vote:      
Governor before election

Thomas Bibb
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Governor

Israel Pickens
Democratic-Republican

The 1821 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1821, to elect the third governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate Israel Pickens defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Henry H. Chambers with 57.43% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

  • Israel Pickens, US Representative for North Carolina 1811-1817
  • Henry H. Chambers, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Alabama House member in 1820

Results

1821 Alabama gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Israel Pickens 9,616 57.43%
Democratic-Republican Henry H. Chambers 7,129 42.57%
Majority 2,487 14.85%
Turnout 16,745

County Results

County results
County Israel Pickens

Democratic-Republican

 Henry Chambers

Democratic-Republican

 Total votes
# % # %
Autagua 330 64.1% 185 35.9% 515
Baldwin 98 51.5% 96 48.5% 194
Bibb 215 42.8% 287 57.2% 502
Blount & Jefferson 510 47.4% 566 52.6% 1,076
Butler & Conecuh 569 93.6% 39 6.4% 608
Clarke 569 93.1% 42 6.9% 611
Dallas 454 53.6% 393 46.4% 847
Franklin 329 56.5% 253 43.5% 612
Greene & Marengo 713 89.2% 86 10.8% 799
Jackson 392 38.5% 625 61.5% 1,017
Lauderdale 308 54.4% 258 45.6% 566
Lawrence 516 51.8% 481 48.2% 997
Limestone 169 16.0% 886 84.0% 1,055
Madison 948 44.8% 1,168 55.2% 2,116
Marion 158 90.8% 16 9.2% 174
Mobile 89 48.9% 93 51.1% 182
Monroe 931 89.8% 106 10.2% 1,037
Montgomery 531 71.1% 216 28.9% 747
Morgan 408 52.7% 316 47.3% 724
Perry 314 84.9% 56 15.1% 370
St. Clair 359 68.5% 165 31.5% 524
Shelby 59 19.0% 251 81.0% 310
Tuscaloosa 716 65.5% 377 34.5% 1,093
Washington 245 52.5% 222 47.5% 467
Totals[lower-alpha 1] 9,616 57.4% 7,129 42.6% 16,745

Notes

  1. ↑ Dubin notes that three newly created counties (Henry, Pickens, and Wilcox) do not have any returned ballots. It is possible that those returns were included in the returns of their neighboring counties.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 1. ISBN 9780786414390.


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