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1878 Alabama governor election

Rufus W. Cobb (Democrat) won in Alabama in 1878 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when George S. Houston won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 64 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dallas, cast 4,470 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Winston, where 289 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
Rufus W. Cobb won Democratic 88,255 100.0%
Total88,255

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dallas 4,470 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,470 D+100.0
Montgomery 4,153 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,153 D+100.0
Jackson 2,841 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,841 D+100.0
Calhoun 2,634 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,634 D+100.0
Madison 2,520 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,520 D+100.0
Mobile 2,385 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,385 D+100.0
Barbour 2,335 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,335 D+100.0
Jefferson 2,123 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,123 D+100.0
Pike 2,115 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,115 D+100.0
Henry 1,908 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,908 D+100.0
Marengo 1,897 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,897 D+100.0
Macon 1,869 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,869 D+100.0
Cherokee 1,832 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,832 D+100.0
Colbert 1,825 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,825 D+100.0
Hale 1,763 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,763 D+100.0
Morgan 1,698 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,698 D+100.0
Tallapoosa 1,584 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,584 D+100.0
Dale 1,581 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,581 D+100.0
Blount 1,538 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,538 D+100.0
Tuscaloosa 1,482 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,482 D+100.0
Lawrence 1,444 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,444 D+100.0
Marshall 1,440 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,440 D+100.0
Monroe 1,360 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,360 D+100.0
Talladega 1,344 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,344 D+100.0
Lauderdale 1,336 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,336 D+100.0
Elmore 1,333 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,333 D+100.0
St. Clair 1,318 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,318 D+100.0
Lee 1,314 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,314 D+100.0
De Kalb 1,310 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,310 D+100.0
Pickens 1,277 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,277 D+100.0
Lamar 1,252 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,252 D+100.0
Perry 1,246 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,246 D+100.0
Randolph 1,236 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,236 D+100.0
Butler 1,215 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,215 D+100.0
Limestone 1,165 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,165 D+100.0
Russell 1,143 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,143 D+100.0
Fayette 1,117 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,117 D+100.0
Chilton 1,103 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,103 D+100.0
Cleburne 1,103 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,103 D+100.0
Sumter 1,063 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,063 D+100.0
Clarke 1,056 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,056 D+100.0
Lowndes 1,021 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,021 D+100.0
Conecuh 1,011 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,011 D+100.0
Chambers 1,007 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,007 D+100.0
Franklin 971 100.0% 0 0.0% 971 D+100.0
Shelby 956 100.0% 0 0.0% 956 D+100.0
Coosa 946 100.0% 0 0.0% 946 D+100.0
Etowah 898 100.0% 0 0.0% 898 D+100.0
Coffee 868 100.0% 0 0.0% 868 D+100.0
Bullock 858 100.0% 0 0.0% 858 D+100.0
Choctaw 842 100.0% 0 0.0% 842 D+100.0
Clay 841 100.0% 0 0.0% 841 D+100.0
Autauga 819 100.0% 0 0.0% 819 D+100.0
Marion 819 100.0% 0 0.0% 819 D+100.0
Crenshaw 796 100.0% 0 0.0% 796 D+100.0
Greene 709 100.0% 0 0.0% 709 D+100.0
Escambia 708 100.0% 0 0.0% 708 D+100.0
Walker 694 100.0% 0 0.0% 694 D+100.0
Washington 656 100.0% 0 0.0% 656 D+100.0
Covington 588 100.0% 0 0.0% 588 D+100.0
Baldwin 542 100.0% 0 0.0% 542 D+100.0
Bibb 389 100.0% 0 0.0% 389 D+100.0
Geneva 299 100.0% 0 0.0% 299 D+100.0
Winston 289 100.0% 0 0.0% 289 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1878; 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)