Election 1874 Results
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1874 Alabama governor election
George S. Houston (Democrat) beat David P. Lewis (Republican) in Alabama in 1874, 53.3% to 46.7%, a margin of 6.6 points and 13,190 votes.
Alabama changed party: in 1872 it went Republican, for David P. Lewis.
Democrats led in 47 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Mobile, cast 11,255 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.3 points. The closest was Baldwin, where 49 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George S. Houston won | Democratic | 107,118 | 53.3% |
| David P. Lewis | Republican | 93,928 | 46.7% |
| Total | 201,046 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 6,491 57.7% | 4,764 42.3% | 11,255 | D+15.3 | |
| Montgomery | 3,291 34.6% | 6,210 65.4% | 9,501 | R+30.7 | |
| Dallas | 1,853 21.4% | 6,819 78.6% | 8,672 | R+57.3 | |
| Madison | 3,422 50.5% | 3,348 49.5% | 6,770 | D+1.1 | |
| Barbour | 2,771 50.9% | 2,671 49.1% | 5,442 | D+1.8 | |
| Lowndes | 1,197 22.4% | 4,150 77.6% | 5,347 | R+55.2 | |
| Perry | 1,428 27.1% | 3,834 72.9% | 5,262 | R+45.7 | |
| Marengo | 1,808 34.5% | 3,432 65.5% | 5,240 | R+31.0 | |
| Wilcox | 1,508 29.3% | 3,634 70.7% | 5,142 | R+41.3 | |
| Sumter | 1,690 33.8% | 3,305 66.2% | 4,995 | R+32.3 | |
| Lee | 3,812 77.3% | 1,120 22.7% | 4,932 | D+54.6 | |
| Hale | 1,185 25.4% | 3,489 74.6% | 4,674 | R+49.3 | |
| Russell | 1,964 42.8% | 2,625 57.2% | 4,589 | R+14.4 | |
| Bullock | 1,584 38.8% | 2,503 61.2% | 4,087 | R+22.5 | |
| Talladega | 1,877 46.8% | 2,137 53.2% | 4,014 | R+6.5 | |
| Greene | 864 21.6% | 3,139 78.4% | 4,003 | R+56.8 | |
| Tallapoosa | 2,964 76.4% | 918 23.6% | 3,882 | D+52.7 | |
| Tuscaloosa | 2,239 58.7% | 1,577 41.3% | 3,816 | D+17.3 | |
| Chambers | 2,186 58.7% | 1,540 41.3% | 3,726 | D+17.3 | |
| Butler | 2,191 59.9% | 1,469 40.1% | 3,660 | D+19.7 | |
| Jackson | 2,815 78.3% | 779 21.7% | 3,594 | D+56.6 | |
| Lawrence | 1,802 52.7% | 1,618 47.3% | 3,420 | D+5.4 | |
| Macon | 1,223 37.1% | 2,076 62.9% | 3,299 | R+25.9 | |
| Limestone | 1,715 53.2% | 1,511 46.8% | 3,226 | D+6.3 | |
| Pickens | 1,938 62.2% | 1,177 37.8% | 3,115 | D+24.4 | |
| Pike | 2,377 76.6% | 727 23.4% | 3,104 | D+53.2 | |
| Jefferson | 2,228 72.2% | 860 27.8% | 3,088 | D+44.3 | |
| Lauderdale | 1,927 62.4% | 1,160 37.6% | 3,087 | D+24.8 | |
| Elmore | 1,557 51.3% | 1,481 48.7% | 3,038 | D+2.5 | |
| Calhoun | 2,291 82.8% | 477 17.2% | 2,768 | D+65.5 | |
| Henry | 2,021 73.3% | 736 26.7% | 2,757 | D+46.6 | |
| Morgan | 1,635 59.5% | 1,113 40.5% | 2,748 | D+19.0 | |
| Clarke | 1,399 51.8% | 1,304 48.2% | 2,703 | D+3.5 | |
| Colbert | 1,558 60.4% | 1,020 39.6% | 2,578 | D+20.9 | |
| Shelby | 1,609 62.5% | 966 37.5% | 2,575 | D+25.0 | |
| Autauga | 778 32.1% | 1,648 67.9% | 2,426 | R+35.9 | |
| Choctaw | 1,421 59.0% | 986 41.0% | 2,407 | D+18.1 | |
| Monroe | 1,320 57.2% | 986 42.8% | 2,306 | D+14.5 | |
| Randolph | 1,300 56.5% | 1,000 43.5% | 2,300 | D+13.0 | |
| Coosa | 1,322 58.2% | 949 41.8% | 2,271 | D+16.4 | |
| Conecuh | 1,086 52.1% | 1,000 47.9% | 2,086 | D+4.1 | |
| Cherokee | 1,909 93.5% | 133 6.5% | 2,042 | D+87.0 | |
| Crenshaw | 1,610 80.8% | 382 19.2% | 1,992 | D+61.6 | |
| Blount | 1,693 87.0% | 254 13.0% | 1,947 | D+73.9 | |
| Dale | 1,501 80.5% | 363 19.5% | 1,864 | D+61.1 | |
| Etowah | 1,404 81.7% | 315 18.3% | 1,719 | D+63.4 | |
| St. Clair | 1,073 63.3% | 621 36.7% | 1,694 | D+26.7 | |
| Marshall | 1,364 84.0% | 259 16.0% | 1,623 | D+68.1 | |
| Baldwin | 769 48.5% | 818 51.5% | 1,587 | R+3.1 | |
| De Kalb | 946 61.2% | 599 38.8% | 1,545 | D+22.5 | |
| Bibb | 1,089 70.8% | 449 29.2% | 1,538 | D+41.6 | |
| Clay | 1,219 79.6% | 312 20.4% | 1,531 | D+59.2 | |
| Walker | 871 63.3% | 506 36.7% | 1,377 | D+26.5 | |
| Cleburne | 948 69.9% | 409 30.1% | 1,357 | D+39.7 | |
| Escambia | 925 74.5% | 316 25.5% | 1,241 | D+49.1 | |
| Franklin | 884 71.7% | 349 28.3% | 1,233 | D+43.4 | |
| Fayette | 900 73.4% | 326 26.6% | 1,226 | D+46.8 | |
| Coffee | 1,128 93.1% | 84 6.9% | 1,212 | D+86.1 | |
| Covington | 1,067 94.6% | 61 5.4% | 1,128 | D+89.2 | |
| Marion | 889 85.6% | 150 14.4% | 1,039 | D+71.1 | |
| Winston | 293 43.2% | 386 56.8% | 679 | R+13.7 | |
| Washington | 579 89.9% | 65 10.1% | 644 | D+79.8 | |
| Geneva | 479 97.6% | 12 2.4% | 491 | D+95.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1874; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |