1823 Alabama gubernatorial election
County resultsPickens: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Chambers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Unknown/No Vote:
The 1823 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1823, to elect the governor of Alabama . Democratic-Republican incumbent Israel Pickens defeated fellow Democratic-Republican Henry H. Chambers with 55.85% of the vote. Pickens and Chambers had both contested the 1821 election as Democratic-Republicans as well.
General election
Candidates
Israel Pickens, Alabama governor since 1821, US Representative for North Carolina 1811–1817
Henry H. Chambers, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Alabama House member in 1820
Results
County results
County results
County[ 2]
Israel Pickens
Democratic-Republican
Henry H. Chambers
Democratic-Republican
Total votes
#
%
#
%
Autauga
556
81.6%
125
18.4%
681
Baldwin
75
58.1%
54
41.9%
129
Bibb
458
68.6%
210
31.4%
668
Blount
165
31.9%
353
68.1%
518
Butler
291
96.4%
11
3.6%
302
Chambers
513
89.8%
58
10.2%
571
Clarke
513
89.8%
51
10.2%
564
Conecuh
479
71.9%
187
28.1%
666
Covington
75
98.7%
1
1.3%
76
Dallas
766
77.5%
223
22.5%
989
Franklin
209
72.6%
79
27.4%
288
Greene
903
92.6%
72
7.4%
975
Henry
178
60.1%
118
39.9%
296
Jackson & Decatur
438
36.1%
776
63.9%
1,214
Jefferson
434
49.2%
449
50.8%
883
Lauderdale
463
47.0%
633
53.0%
1,096
Lawrence
462
32.3%
969
67.7%
1,431
Limestone
177
12.7%
1,212
87.3%
1,389
Madison
849
35.3%
1,554
64.7%
2,403
Marengo
392
89.7%
45
10.3%
437
Marion
376
92.2%
32
7.8%
408
Mobile
239
65.3%
127
34.7%
366
Monroe
829
80.5%
201
19.5%
1,030
Montgomery
758
77.3%
222
22.7%
980
Morgan
197
21.9%
704
78.1%
901
Pickens
178
72.1%
69
27.9%
247
Pike
79
100%
0
0%
79
Perry
655
95.8%
29
4.2%
684
St. Clair
419
65.2%
224
34.8%
643
Shelby
181
35.5%
329
64.5%
220
Tuscaloosa
575
43.1%
760
56.9%
1,335
Washington
254
73.6%
91
26.4%
345
Wilcox
444
88.4%
58
11.6%
502
Totals
13,580
57.5%
10,033
42.5%
23,613
References