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1872 Alabama governor election

David P. Lewis (Republican) beat Thomas H. Herndon (Democrat) in Alabama in 1872, 52.5% to 47.5%, a margin of 5.0 points and 8,497 votes.

Alabama changed party: in 1870 it went Democratic, for Robert B. Lindsay.

Democrats led in 35 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Mobile, cast 15,669 votes and went to the Republican by 44.2 points. The closest was Dale, where 39 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David P. Lewis won Republican 89,868 52.5%
Thomas H. Herndon Democratic 81,371 47.5%
Total171,239

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mobile 4,371 27.9% 11,298 72.1% 15,669 R+44.2
Dallas 1,319 8.9% 13,442 91.1% 14,761 R+82.1
Perry 931 10.6% 7,879 89.4% 8,810 R+78.9
Hale 542 7.2% 6,960 92.8% 7,502 R+85.6
Madison 1,642 22.2% 5,750 77.8% 7,392 R+55.6
Barbour 1,555 22.8% 5,255 77.2% 6,810 R+54.3
Montgomery 6,727 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,727 D+100.0
Russell 1,141 19.3% 4,781 80.7% 5,922 R+61.5
Talladega 1,041 22.0% 3,682 78.0% 4,723 R+55.9
Marengo 1,135 27.1% 3,059 72.9% 4,194 R+45.9
Tuscaloosa 1,140 30.7% 2,569 69.3% 3,709 R+38.5
Elmore 898 24.5% 2,761 75.5% 3,659 R+50.9
Wilcox 3,493 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,493 D+100.0
Lowndes 3,250 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,250 D+100.0
Lee 3,062 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,062 D+100.0
Bullock 2,902 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,902 D+100.0
Sumter 2,780 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,780 D+100.0
Morgan 673 25.8% 1,931 74.2% 2,604 R+48.3
Greene 2,485 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,485 D+100.0
Randolph 608 24.8% 1,842 75.2% 2,450 R+50.4
Shelby 739 30.3% 1,699 69.7% 2,438 R+39.4
Jackson 1,118 46.3% 1,296 53.7% 2,414 R+7.4
Coosa 687 28.8% 1,701 71.2% 2,388 R+42.5
Pike 1,266 54.6% 1,052 45.4% 2,318 D+9.2
Limestone 564 24.9% 1,697 75.1% 2,261 R+50.1
Colbert 697 31.0% 1,551 69.0% 2,248 R+38.0
Chambers 2,080 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,080 D+100.0
Macon 2,018 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,018 D+100.0
Choctaw 782 39.0% 1,225 61.0% 2,007 R+22.1
Tallapoosa 1,900 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,900 D+100.0
Lawrence 1,810 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,810 D+100.0
Butler 1,736 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,736 D+100.0
Clarke 1,699 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,699 D+100.0
Baldwin 381 22.5% 1,313 77.5% 1,694 R+55.0
Henry 1,534 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,534 D+100.0
Lauderdale 1,515 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,515 D+100.0
Autauga 1,511 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,511 D+100.0
Jefferson 1,508 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,508 D+100.0
De Kalb 383 25.6% 1,115 74.4% 1,498 R+48.9
Calhoun 1,473 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,473 D+100.0
St. Clair 541 36.8% 930 63.2% 1,471 R+26.4
Dale 673 48.6% 712 51.4% 1,385 R+2.8
Bibb 538 40.4% 795 59.6% 1,333 R+19.3
Crenshaw 709 54.7% 588 45.3% 1,297 D+9.3
Pickens 1,297 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,297 D+100.0
Monroe 1,283 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,283 D+100.0
Conecuh 1,250 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,250 D+100.0
Walker 293 25.7% 849 74.3% 1,142 R+48.7
Etowah 495 46.9% 561 53.1% 1,056 R+6.3
Fayette 352 35.7% 635 64.3% 987 R+28.7
Cherokee 984 100.0% 0 0.0% 984 D+100.0
Clay 894 100.0% 0 0.0% 894 D+100.0
Winston 78 9.0% 791 91.0% 869 R+82.0
Cleburne 635 100.0% 0 0.0% 635 D+100.0
Marshall 609 100.0% 0 0.0% 609 D+100.0
Franklin 599 100.0% 0 0.0% 599 D+100.0
Coffee 574 100.0% 0 0.0% 574 D+100.0
Blount 562 100.0% 0 0.0% 562 D+100.0
Escambia 544 100.0% 0 0.0% 544 D+100.0
Washington 329 68.7% 150 31.3% 479 D+37.4
Covington 463 100.0% 0 0.0% 463 D+100.0
Marion 364 100.0% 0 0.0% 364 D+100.0
Geneva 207 100.0% 0 0.0% 207 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1872; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kay Ivey (R) R+37.8
2018 Kay Ivey (R) R+19.1
2014 Robert Bentley (R) R+27.3
2010 Robert Bentley (R) R+15.7
2006 Robert Riley (R) R+15.9
2002 Robert Riley (R) R+0.2
1998 Don Siegelman (D) D+15.6
1994 Fob James (R) R+0.9
1990 Guy Hunt (R) R+4.2
1986 Guy Hunt (R) R+12.9
1982 George C. Wallace (D) D+18.6
1978 Fob James (D) D+46.7
1974 George C. Wallace (D) D+68.4
1970 George Wallace (D) D+74.5
1966 Lurleen Burns Wallace (D) D+32.4
1962 George C. Wallace (D) D+96.3
1958 John Malcolm Patterson (D) D+76.8
1954 Jim Folsom (D) D+46.7
1950 Gordon Persons (D) D+82.2
1946 James E. Folsom (D) D+77.3
1942 Chauncey Sparks (D) D+78.4
1938 Frank M. Dixon (D) D+74.9
1934 Bibb Graves (D) D+74.3
1930 Benjamin M. Miller (D) D+61.8
1926 Bibb Graves (D) D+62.4
1922 William W. Brandon (D) D+56.3
1918 Thomas Kilby (D) D+80.2
1914 Charles Henderson (D) D+63.6
1910 Emmet O'Neal (D) D+60.4
1906 Braxton B. Comer (D) D+71.5
1902 William D. Jelks (D) D+47.4
1900 William J. Samford (D) D+53.6
1898 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+65.1
1896 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+59.0
1894 William C. Oates (D) D+57.1
1892 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+52.2
1890 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+53.1
1888 Thomas Seay (D) D+55.4
1886 Thomas Seay (D) D+59.3
1884 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+99.7
1882 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+37.4
1880 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+76.1
1878 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+100.0
1876 George S. Houston (D) D+31.6
1874 George S. Houston (D) D+6.6
1872 David P. Lewis (R) R+5.0
1870 Robert B. Lindsay (D) D+0.9
1868 William Hugh Smith (R) R+100.0
1865 Robert M. Patton (other)