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1918 Alabama governor election

Thomas Kilby (Democrat) beat Dallas B. Smith (independent) in Alabama in 1918, 80.2% to 19.8%, a margin of 60.4 points and 41,219 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1914, when Charles Henderson won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 67 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 3. The largest, Jefferson, cast 7,451 votes and went to the Democrat by 91.7 points. The closest was Franklin, where 16 votes separated the top two.

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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 Kilby won Democratic 54,716 80.2%
Dallas B. Smith Independent 13,497 19.8%
All other candidates 30 0.0%
Total68,243

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 6,834 91.7% 0 0.0% 617 7,451 D+91.7
Walker 1,792 58.4% 0 0.0% 1,278 3,070 D+58.4
Marshall 1,556 70.8% 0 0.0% 642 2,198 D+70.8
De Kalb 1,319 60.5% 0 0.0% 862 2,181 D+60.5
Cullman 1,089 52.5% 0 0.0% 984 2,073 D+52.5
Etowah 1,585 79.1% 0 0.0% 420 2,005 D+79.1
Blount 1,100 56.7% 0 0.0% 839 1,939 D+56.7
Shelby 822 46.3% 0 0.0% 954 1,776 Others
Winston 593 41.1% 0 0.0% 850 1,443 Others
Randolph 941 65.3% 0 0.0% 499 1,440 D+65.3
Franklin 723 50.6% 0 0.0% 707 1,430 D+50.6
Clay 797 61.3% 0 0.0% 503 1,300 D+61.3
Chilton 454 35.0% 0 0.0% 844 1,298 Others
St. Clair 740 59.9% 0 0.0% 496 1,236 D+59.9
Fayette 796 67.6% 0 0.0% 382 1,178 D+67.6
Morgan 1,068 92.5% 0 0.0% 87 1,155 D+92.5
Mobile 1,084 94.4% 0 0.0% 64 1,148 D+94.4
Calhoun 1,063 94.2% 0 0.0% 65 1,128 D+94.2
Cherokee 956 85.0% 0 0.0% 169 1,125 D+85.0
Marion 834 78.1% 0 0.0% 234 1,068 D+78.1
Jackson 911 87.8% 0 0.0% 126 1,037 D+87.8
Coosa 647 66.5% 0 0.0% 326 973 D+66.5
Tallapoosa 915 97.7% 0 0.0% 22 937 D+97.7
Dale 732 78.5% 0 0.0% 200 932 D+78.5
Montgomery 918 98.6% 0 0.0% 13 931 D+98.6
Colbert 758 82.2% 0 0.0% 164 922 D+82.2
Madison 864 96.4% 0 0.0% 32 896 D+96.4
Elmore 828 92.7% 0 0.0% 65 893 D+92.7
Houston 863 97.5% 0 0.0% 22 885 D+97.5
Tuscaloosa 842 98.0% 0 0.0% 17 859 D+98.0
Coffee 830 96.7% 0 0.0% 28 858 D+96.7
Chambers 823 97.2% 0 0.0% 24 847 D+97.2
Cleburne 532 63.2% 0 0.0% 310 842 D+63.2
Covington 815 98.2% 0 0.0% 15 830 D+98.2
Talladega 725 89.3% 0 0.0% 87 812 D+89.3
Barbour 798 99.6% 0 0.0% 3 801 D+99.6
Monroe 793 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 794 D+99.9
Pike 749 98.3% 0 0.0% 13 762 D+98.3
Limestone 725 98.8% 0 0.0% 9 734 D+98.8
Geneva 627 87.2% 0 0.0% 92 719 D+87.2
Crenshaw 700 99.3% 0 0.0% 5 705 D+99.3
Lauderdale 614 92.2% 0 0.0% 52 666 D+92.2
Dallas 645 99.4% 0 0.0% 4 649 D+99.4
Russell 643 99.2% 0 0.0% 5 648 D+99.2
Butler 617 99.2% 0 0.0% 5 622 D+99.2
Marengo 607 99.8% 0 0.0% 1 608 D+99.8
Lawrence 459 79.1% 0 0.0% 121 580 D+79.1
Lamar 542 93.8% 0 0.0% 36 578 D+93.8
Lee 551 95.5% 0 0.0% 26 577 D+95.5
Pickens 545 97.8% 0 0.0% 12 557 D+97.8
Clarke 538 100.0% 0 0.0% 538 D+100.0
Autauga 482 90.4% 0 0.0% 51 533 D+90.4
Bibb 479 92.1% 0 0.0% 41 520 D+92.1
Baldwin 487 94.6% 0 0.0% 28 515 D+94.6
Macon 506 98.4% 0 0.0% 8 514 D+98.4
Conecuh 481 97.6% 0 0.0% 12 493 D+97.6
Escambia 459 97.9% 0 0.0% 10 469 D+97.9
Wilcox 452 99.8% 0 0.0% 1 453 D+99.8
Perry 400 99.8% 0 0.0% 1 401 D+99.8
Choctaw 393 99.2% 0 0.0% 3 396 D+99.2
Sumter 383 100.0% 0 0.0% 383 D+100.0
Bullock 364 100.0% 0 0.0% 364 D+100.0
Henry 358 99.2% 0 0.0% 3 361 D+99.2
Hale 336 100.0% 0 0.0% 336 D+100.0
Lowndes 327 100.0% 0 0.0% 327 D+100.0
Washington 295 97.7% 0 0.0% 7 302 D+97.7
Greene 242 100.0% 0 0.0% 242 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1918; 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)