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Election 1882 Results

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1882 Alabama governor election

Edward A. O'Neal (Democrat) beat James L. Sheffield (Republican) in Alabama in 1882, 68.7% to 31.3%, a margin of 37.4 points and 55,875 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Rufus W. Cobb won.

Democrats led in 58 of the 64 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Montgomery, cast 8,099 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.4 points. The closest was Colbert, where 14 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
Edward A. O'Neal won Democratic 102,617 68.7%
James L. Sheffield Republican 46,742 31.3%
Total149,359

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Montgomery 5,483 67.7% 2,616 32.3% 8,099 D+35.4
Madison 2,620 44.8% 3,225 55.2% 5,845 R+10.4
Dallas 4,206 82.5% 894 17.5% 5,100 D+64.9
Lowndes 3,485 68.7% 1,586 31.3% 5,071 D+37.4
Wilcox 3,085 69.9% 1,331 30.1% 4,416 D+39.7
Barbour 3,227 82.0% 707 18.0% 3,934 D+64.1
Lee 2,598 68.4% 1,199 31.6% 3,797 D+36.8
Jefferson 1,909 54.8% 1,572 45.2% 3,481 D+9.7
Marengo 3,162 91.1% 309 8.9% 3,471 D+82.2
Talladega 1,817 52.7% 1,632 47.3% 3,449 D+5.4
Mobile 1,879 55.5% 1,509 44.5% 3,388 D+10.9
Tallapoosa 2,732 83.1% 557 16.9% 3,289 D+66.1
Jackson 1,618 51.1% 1,551 48.9% 3,169 D+2.1
Lawrence 1,382 43.7% 1,781 56.3% 3,163 R+12.6
Perry 2,012 65.7% 1,052 34.3% 3,064 D+31.3
Limestone 1,627 54.3% 1,368 45.7% 2,995 D+8.6
Elmore 1,369 48.2% 1,472 51.8% 2,841 R+3.6
Pike 2,031 74.9% 682 25.1% 2,713 D+49.7
Calhoun 2,233 84.3% 417 15.7% 2,650 D+68.5
Pickens 2,618 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,618 D+100.0
Etowah 1,929 73.9% 682 26.1% 2,611 D+47.8
Russell 1,872 72.4% 714 27.6% 2,586 D+44.8
Butler 1,604 63.2% 934 36.8% 2,538 D+26.4
Morgan 1,312 52.3% 1,198 47.7% 2,510 D+4.5
Coosa 1,444 58.3% 1,031 41.7% 2,475 D+16.7
Cherokee 2,212 90.1% 242 9.9% 2,454 D+80.3
Macon 1,996 81.7% 447 18.3% 2,443 D+63.4
Colbert 1,191 50.3% 1,177 49.7% 2,368 D+0.6
Shelby 1,499 64.4% 830 35.6% 2,329 D+28.7
Tuscaloosa 1,752 76.6% 535 23.4% 2,287 D+53.2
Chambers 1,458 65.1% 783 34.9% 2,241 D+30.1
Choctaw 991 48.0% 1,075 52.0% 2,066 R+4.1
Blount 1,660 81.7% 372 18.3% 2,032 D+63.4
Lauderdale 1,161 57.7% 850 42.3% 2,011 D+15.5
Autauga 1,291 65.2% 690 34.8% 1,981 D+30.3
Crenshaw 1,779 89.9% 200 10.1% 1,979 D+79.8
Clarke 1,217 63.3% 706 36.7% 1,923 D+26.6
Marshall 1,076 56.5% 827 43.5% 1,903 D+13.1
Bullock 1,034 56.7% 791 43.3% 1,825 D+13.3
Conecuh 1,075 59.3% 737 40.7% 1,812 D+18.7
Monroe 1,067 61.8% 659 38.2% 1,726 D+23.6
Hale 1,615 99.8% 4 0.2% 1,619 D+99.5
Greene 908 58.6% 641 41.4% 1,549 D+17.2
Walker 702 46.1% 820 53.9% 1,522 R+7.8
De Kalb 1,046 69.2% 466 30.8% 1,512 D+38.4
Bibb 1,234 86.0% 201 14.0% 1,435 D+72.0
Clay 1,077 80.9% 255 19.1% 1,332 D+61.7
Sumter 1,163 87.9% 160 12.1% 1,323 D+75.8
Marion 1,242 95.5% 59 4.5% 1,301 D+90.9
St. Clair 919 72.6% 346 27.4% 1,265 D+45.3
Franklin 883 69.9% 380 30.1% 1,263 D+39.8
Lamar 1,135 91.6% 104 8.4% 1,239 D+83.2
Chilton 1,009 86.5% 158 13.5% 1,167 D+72.9
Fayette 832 72.5% 315 27.5% 1,147 D+45.1
Henry 1,081 94.3% 65 5.7% 1,146 D+88.7
Coffee 1,062 99.0% 11 1.0% 1,073 D+97.9
Cleburne 703 67.0% 347 33.0% 1,050 D+33.9
Dale 936 93.8% 62 6.2% 998 D+87.6
Randolph 740 76.4% 228 23.6% 968 D+52.9
Escambia 606 66.4% 306 33.6% 912 D+32.9
Cullman 463 53.0% 410 47.0% 873 D+6.1
Washington 708 86.0% 115 14.0% 823 D+72.1
Geneva 633 100.0% 0 0.0% 633 D+100.0
Winston 207 37.2% 349 62.8% 556 R+25.5

Counties as they stood in 1882; 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)