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Election 1926 Results

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1926 Alabama governor election

Bibb Graves (Democrat) beat John A. Bingham (Republican) in Alabama in 1926, 81.2% to 18.8%, a margin of 62.4 points and 71,827 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1922, when William W. Brandon won.

Democrats led in 65 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Jefferson, cast 7,842 votes and went to the Democrat by 89.1 points. The closest was Winston, where 160 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
Bibb Graves won Democratic 93,432 81.2%
John A. Bingham Republican 21,605 18.8%
Total115,037

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 7,414 94.5% 428 5.5% 7,842 D+89.1
De Kalb 3,792 51.8% 3,530 48.2% 7,322 D+3.6
Walker 4,369 68.7% 1,989 31.3% 6,358 D+37.4
Mobile 5,290 95.5% 249 4.5% 5,539 D+91.0
Franklin 2,370 55.1% 1,935 44.9% 4,305 D+10.1
Shelby 2,581 60.6% 1,679 39.4% 4,260 D+21.2
Cullman 2,453 66.4% 1,243 33.6% 3,696 D+32.7
Marshall 2,509 77.0% 751 23.0% 3,260 D+53.9
St. Clair 1,796 60.5% 1,173 39.5% 2,969 D+21.0
Chilton 1,321 45.1% 1,609 54.9% 2,930 R+9.8
Blount 1,988 72.0% 773 28.0% 2,761 D+44.0
Montgomery 2,442 99.4% 15 0.6% 2,457 D+98.8
Fayette 1,700 69.6% 742 30.4% 2,442 D+39.2
Lauderdale 1,986 85.3% 343 14.7% 2,329 D+70.5
Clay 1,627 70.3% 686 29.7% 2,313 D+40.7
Etowah 1,869 83.9% 359 16.1% 2,228 D+67.8
Colbert 1,979 92.0% 171 8.0% 2,150 D+84.1
Winston 988 46.3% 1,148 53.7% 2,136 R+7.5
Marion 1,624 83.2% 327 16.8% 1,951 D+66.5
Talladega 1,448 86.0% 235 14.0% 1,683 D+72.1
Randolph 1,313 82.5% 279 17.5% 1,592 D+64.9
Geneva 1,277 81.9% 283 18.1% 1,560 D+63.7
Baldwin 1,447 93.9% 94 6.1% 1,541 D+87.8
Coffee 1,468 98.9% 17 1.1% 1,485 D+97.7
Cleburne 1,080 73.3% 393 26.7% 1,473 D+46.6
Morgan 1,404 96.0% 59 4.0% 1,463 D+91.9
Tallapoosa 1,373 97.7% 32 2.3% 1,405 D+95.4
Jackson 1,237 88.2% 165 11.8% 1,402 D+76.5
Cherokee 1,198 89.8% 136 10.2% 1,334 D+79.6
Elmore 1,285 98.7% 17 1.3% 1,302 D+97.4
Calhoun 1,194 96.3% 46 3.7% 1,240 D+92.6
Coosa 1,062 86.5% 166 13.5% 1,228 D+73.0
Tuscaloosa 1,161 98.9% 13 1.1% 1,174 D+97.8
Covington 1,147 98.9% 13 1.1% 1,160 D+97.8
Marengo 1,142 99.8% 2 0.2% 1,144 D+99.7
Conecuh 1,071 98.5% 16 1.5% 1,087 D+97.1
Houston 1,037 97.3% 29 2.7% 1,066 D+94.6
Escambia 1,032 98.3% 18 1.7% 1,050 D+96.6
Dallas 1,006 99.4% 6 0.6% 1,012 D+98.8
Madison 947 96.8% 31 3.2% 978 D+93.7
Lee 960 98.6% 14 1.4% 974 D+97.1
Clarke 965 99.3% 7 0.7% 972 D+98.6
Chambers 944 99.2% 8 0.8% 952 D+98.3
Monroe 910 99.8% 2 0.2% 912 D+99.6
Pike 881 97.6% 22 2.4% 903 D+95.1
Lawrence 731 81.1% 170 18.9% 901 D+62.3
Dale 875 97.7% 21 2.3% 896 D+95.3
Bibb 849 96.7% 29 3.3% 878 D+93.4
Barbour 839 99.4% 5 0.6% 844 D+98.8
Lamar 762 97.2% 22 2.8% 784 D+94.4
Choctaw 748 99.9% 1 0.1% 749 D+99.7
Crenshaw 706 99.7% 2 0.3% 708 D+99.4
Autauga 670 96.7% 23 3.3% 693 D+93.4
Butler 683 98.6% 10 1.4% 693 D+97.1
Pickens 642 99.1% 6 0.9% 648 D+98.1
Wilcox 646 100.0% 0 0.0% 646 D+100.0
Hale 639 99.5% 3 0.5% 642 D+99.1
Limestone 622 97.8% 14 2.2% 636 D+95.6
Henry 583 96.5% 21 3.5% 604 D+93.0
Sumter 571 99.8% 1 0.2% 572 D+99.7
Washington 491 99.2% 4 0.8% 495 D+98.4
Perry 440 99.8% 1 0.2% 441 D+99.5
Lowndes 434 99.5% 2 0.5% 436 D+99.1
Greene 382 99.0% 4 1.0% 386 D+97.9
Bullock 380 99.2% 3 0.8% 383 D+98.4
Macon 342 99.1% 3 0.9% 345 D+98.3
Russell 310 97.8% 7 2.2% 317 D+95.6

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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)