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Election 1886 Results

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1886 Alabama governor election

Thomas Seay (Democrat) beat Arthur Bingham (Republican) in Alabama in 1886, 79.4% to 20.2%, a margin of 59.3 points and 108,286 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1884, when Edward A. O'Neal won.

Democrats led in 60 of the 65 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Montgomery, cast 6,973 votes and went to the Democrat by 75.9 points. The closest was Winston, where 60 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
Thomas Seay won Democratic 145,095 79.4%
Arthur Bingham Republican 36,809 20.2%
All other candidates 754 0.4%
Total182,658

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Montgomery 6,127 87.9% 832 11.9% 14 6,973 D+75.9
Dallas 6,096 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,096 D+100.0
Barbour 5,160 88.1% 688 11.7% 10 5,858 D+76.3
Lowndes 1,496 28.5% 3,753 71.5% 5,249 R+43.0
Madison 2,830 57.0% 2,090 42.1% 48 4,968 D+14.9
Jefferson 3,176 64.8% 1,688 34.4% 39 4,903 D+30.3
Marengo 4,124 87.6% 585 12.4% 4,709 D+75.2
Mobile 3,006 63.9% 1,672 35.5% 27 4,705 D+28.4
Wilcox 4,493 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,493 D+100.0
Lee 2,680 63.7% 1,522 36.2% 8 4,210 D+27.5
Hale 4,088 99.4% 25 0.6% 4,113 D+98.8
Henry 3,975 99.9% 3 0.1% 3,978 D+99.8
Jackson 2,628 68.2% 1,203 31.2% 25 3,856 D+37.0
Chambers 2,881 75.0% 959 25.0% 3,840 D+50.1
Tuscaloosa 3,268 85.2% 549 14.3% 19 3,836 D+70.9
Calhoun 3,077 82.2% 667 17.8% 1 3,745 D+64.4
Lawrence 1,759 47.4% 1,928 52.0% 24 3,711 R+4.6
Pike 2,963 81.6% 654 18.0% 13 3,630 D+63.6
Perry 3,541 97.7% 83 2.3% 2 3,626 D+95.4
Greene 1,345 38.1% 2,188 61.9% 1 3,534 R+23.9
Talladega 2,002 57.1% 1,490 42.5% 17 3,509 D+14.6
Butler 2,601 77.6% 750 22.4% 1 3,352 D+55.2
Elmore 1,959 60.4% 1,274 39.2% 13 3,246 D+21.1
Limestone 2,119 66.8% 966 30.4% 89 3,174 D+36.3
Pickens 3,117 99.9% 2 0.1% 3,119 D+99.9
Tallapoosa 2,992 96.7% 98 3.2% 3 3,093 D+93.6
Macon 1,035 33.7% 2,029 66.1% 5 3,069 R+32.4
Lauderdale 1,963 66.5% 980 33.2% 7 2,950 D+33.3
Blount 2,840 97.7% 27 0.9% 40 2,907 D+96.8
Shelby 1,881 65.6% 954 33.3% 31 2,866 D+32.3
Etowah 2,289 84.7% 373 13.8% 41 2,703 D+70.9
Colbert 1,252 46.6% 1,431 53.2% 5 2,688 R+6.7
Clarke 1,765 67.3% 858 32.7% 2,623 D+34.6
Cherokee 2,550 98.0% 30 1.2% 21 2,601 D+96.9
Marshall 2,527 97.6% 48 1.9% 14 2,589 D+95.8
Morgan 1,867 79.3% 454 19.3% 33 2,354 D+60.0
Bullock 2,191 98.5% 9 0.4% 24 2,224 D+98.1
Crenshaw 2,152 98.3% 38 1.7% 2,190 D+96.5
Dale 2,051 97.8% 4 0.2% 42 2,097 D+97.6
Clay 1,845 88.2% 247 11.8% 2,092 D+76.4
Russell 1,967 99.2% 6 0.3% 9 1,982 D+98.9
Conecuh 1,339 68.7% 607 31.1% 3 1,949 D+37.6
Coffee 1,865 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,865 D+100.0
Lamar 1,862 99.9% 2 0.1% 1,864 D+99.8
Walker 949 51.9% 872 47.7% 8 1,829 D+4.2
St. Clair 1,702 94.5% 70 3.9% 30 1,802 D+90.6
Autauga 1,781 99.9% 1 0.1% 1,782 D+99.9
Bibb 1,754 98.4% 27 1.5% 1 1,782 D+96.9
Cleburne 1,770 99.7% 2 0.1% 4 1,776 D+99.5
Coosa 1,744 99.9% 2 0.1% 1,746 D+99.8
Randolph 1,293 75.4% 410 23.9% 12 1,715 D+51.5
Chilton 1,527 89.3% 182 10.6% 1 1,710 D+78.7
Franklin 1,354 79.4% 332 19.5% 19 1,705 D+59.9
Fayette 1,573 99.9% 2 0.1% 1,575 D+99.7
Cullman 1,169 80.0% 290 19.8% 2 1,461 D+60.2
Marion 1,412 98.7% 6 0.4% 12 1,430 D+98.3
Escambia 899 70.6% 350 27.5% 24 1,273 D+43.1
Monroe 1,205 96.9% 39 3.1% 1,244 D+93.7
Sumter 1,203 99.1% 11 0.9% 1,214 D+98.2
Covington 1,179 98.7% 15 1.3% 1,194 D+97.5
Baldwin 873 76.8% 253 22.3% 10 1,136 D+54.6
Geneva 1,034 99.5% 5 0.5% 1,039 D+99.0
Choctaw 925 99.6% 4 0.4% 929 D+99.1
Washington 815 95.3% 40 4.7% 855 D+90.6
Winston 190 59.0% 130 40.4% 2 322 D+18.6

Counties as they stood in 1886; 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)