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1876 Alabama governor election

George S. Houston (Democrat) beat Noadiah Woodruff (Republican) in Alabama in 1876, 65.8% to 34.2%, a margin of 31.6 points and 51,436 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1874, when George S. Houston also won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Mobile, cast 8,857 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.5 points. The closest was Winston, where 68 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
George S. Houston won Democratic 107,118 65.8%
Noadiah Woodruff Republican 55,682 34.2%
Total162,800

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mobile 5,781 65.3% 3,076 34.7% 8,857 D+30.5
Dallas 1,815 22.3% 6,310 77.7% 8,125 R+55.3
Montgomery 2,605 35.7% 4,702 64.3% 7,307 R+28.7
Madison 3,628 54.4% 3,041 45.6% 6,669 D+8.8
Wilcox 1,668 31.7% 3,592 68.3% 5,260 R+36.6
Lowndes 1,226 26.0% 3,497 74.0% 4,723 R+48.1
Marengo 2,915 69.1% 1,304 30.9% 4,219 D+38.2
Hale 2,498 63.0% 1,469 37.0% 3,967 D+25.9
Bullock 3,284 84.7% 593 15.3% 3,877 D+69.4
Barbour 3,679 95.6% 171 4.4% 3,850 D+91.1
Talladega 2,185 58.1% 1,574 41.9% 3,759 D+16.3
Jackson 2,729 77.9% 774 22.1% 3,503 D+55.8
Lawrence 1,810 53.3% 1,589 46.7% 3,399 D+6.5
Tallapoosa 2,935 87.0% 438 13.0% 3,373 D+74.0
Perry 1,353 40.5% 1,989 59.5% 3,342 R+19.0
Lee 2,348 71.3% 944 28.7% 3,292 D+42.6
Limestone 1,898 59.4% 1,295 40.6% 3,193 D+18.9
Chambers 2,382 77.5% 691 22.5% 3,073 D+55.0
Butler 2,107 69.2% 937 30.8% 3,044 D+38.4
Tuscaloosa 2,160 75.1% 717 24.9% 2,877 D+50.2
Elmore 1,576 57.7% 1,155 42.3% 2,731 D+15.4
Lauderdale 1,682 61.9% 1,035 38.1% 2,717 D+23.8
Russell 2,186 81.2% 506 18.8% 2,692 D+62.4
Calhoun 2,320 88.7% 296 11.3% 2,616 D+77.4
Colbert 1,527 58.5% 1,082 41.5% 2,609 D+17.1
Sumter 1,371 54.5% 1,143 45.5% 2,514 D+9.1
Pike 2,176 87.1% 323 12.9% 2,499 D+74.1
Jefferson 2,076 84.9% 369 15.1% 2,445 D+69.8
Pickens 2,258 97.0% 70 3.0% 2,328 D+94.0
Coosa 1,496 66.8% 742 33.2% 2,238 D+33.7
Randolph 1,340 60.6% 873 39.4% 2,213 D+21.1
Shelby 1,638 74.7% 556 25.3% 2,194 D+49.3
Morgan 1,529 71.9% 598 28.1% 2,127 D+43.8
Henry 1,886 89.3% 225 10.7% 2,111 D+78.7
Autauga 871 41.6% 1,223 58.4% 2,094 R+16.8
Monroe 1,616 78.6% 439 21.4% 2,055 D+57.3
Conecuh 1,285 66.2% 657 33.8% 1,942 D+32.3
Blount 1,811 93.4% 129 6.6% 1,940 D+86.7
Dale 1,511 80.4% 368 19.6% 1,879 D+60.8
Etowah 1,503 82.9% 311 17.1% 1,814 D+65.7
St. Clair 1,367 76.7% 415 23.3% 1,782 D+53.4
Cherokee 1,647 97.5% 42 2.5% 1,689 D+95.0
Crenshaw 1,451 90.6% 150 9.4% 1,601 D+81.3
Geneva 586 36.7% 1,010 63.3% 1,596 R+26.6
Walker 942 59.0% 654 41.0% 1,596 D+18.0
De Kalb 1,135 75.2% 374 24.8% 1,509 D+50.4
Clay 1,285 86.5% 201 13.5% 1,486 D+72.9
Clarke 1,172 84.6% 214 15.4% 1,386 D+69.1
Marshall 1,267 91.9% 111 8.1% 1,378 D+83.9
Chilton 1,209 94.8% 66 5.2% 1,275 D+89.6
Franklin 1,107 89.1% 135 10.9% 1,242 D+78.3
Choctaw 1,199 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,199 D+100.0
Fayette 1,041 88.5% 135 11.5% 1,176 D+77.0
Cleburne 879 75.7% 282 24.3% 1,161 D+51.4
Bibb 912 79.7% 232 20.3% 1,144 D+59.4
Marion 989 94.3% 60 5.7% 1,049 D+88.6
Baldwin 627 72.0% 244 28.0% 871 D+44.0
Escambia 718 84.4% 133 15.6% 851 D+68.7
Covington 822 100.0% 0 0.0% 822 D+100.0
Coffee 772 97.7% 18 2.3% 790 D+95.4
Winston 333 45.4% 401 54.6% 734 R+9.3
Washington 563 100.0% 0 0.0% 563 D+100.0
Greene 430 99.8% 1 0.2% 431 D+99.5

Counties as they stood in 1876; 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)