1831 Alabama gubernatorial election
1831 Alabama gubernatorial election
County resultsGayle: 50–60% 60-70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Davis: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%Moore: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%Unknown/No Vote:
The 1831 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Alabama . Jacksonian candidate John Gayle beat the incumbent Jacksonian governor Samuel B. Moore and National Republican candidate Nicholas Davis with 55.01% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Results
By county
County results[ 4] [ a]
County
John Gayle
Jacksonian
Nicholas Davis
National Republican
Samuel B. Moore
Anti-Jackson Democrat
Total Votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
Autauga
631
56.00%
356
31.60%
139
12.30%
1,126
Baldwin
119
59.80%
77
38.70%
3
1.50%
199
Bibb
595
71.80%
69
8.30%
165
19.90%
829
Blount
371
71.90%
86
16.70%
59
11.40%
516
Butler
254
37.60%
330
48.80%
62
9.20%
646
Clarke
562
82.50%
82
12.00%
37
5.40%
681
Conecuh
449
66.90%
208
3.00%
14
2.10%
671
Covington
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Dale
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Fayette
60
15.40%
114
29.30%
215
55.30%
389
Franklin
381
38.50%
555
56.10%
53
5.40%
989
Greene
1,398
90.60%
65
4.20%
80
5.20%
1,543
Henry
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Jackson
649
36.60%
342
19.30%
780
44.00%
1,771
Jefferson
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Lauderdale
438
37.60%
703
60.40%
23
2.00%
1,164
Lawrence
617
45.50%
635
46.90%
103
7.60%
1,355
Limestone
449
33.30%
893
62.40%
6
0.40%
1,348
Lowndes
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Madison
1,535
63.20%
804
33.10%
91
3.70%
2,430
Marengo
743
89.60%
64
6.40%
22
2.70%
829
Marion
161
37.90%
169
39.80%
95
22.40%
425
Mobile
533
70.60%
221
9.30%
1
0.10%
755
Monroe
503
67.20%
237
31.60%
9
1.20%
749
Montgomery
1,020
51.80%
915
28.50%
36
1.80%
1,971
Morgan
481
44.20%
555
51.00%
53
4.90%
1,089
Perry
615
61.70%
182
18.30%
199
20.00%
996
Pickens
255
29.10%
304
34.70%
316
36.10%
875
Pike
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
St. Clair
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Shelby
429
51.30%
387
46.30%
20
2.40%
836
Tuscaloosa
441
29.20%
754
50.00%
313
20.80%
1,508
Walker
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Washington
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Wilcox
456
56.70%
254
31.50%
95
11.80%
805
Total
14,403
55.00%
8,137
31.10%
3,643
13.90%
26,183
References
^ "Candidates for Governor of the State of Alabama" . The Democrat . Huntsville, Alabama. May 12, 1831. p. 3. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Alabama Governors - John Gayle" . Alabama Department of Archives & History . August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2022 .^ "Alabama Governors - Samuel B. Moore - 1831" . Alabama Department of Archives & History . August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2022 .^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 3. ISBN 9780786414390
Notes
^ Dubin was unable to locate official returns for Covington, Dale, Henry, Jefferson, Lowndes, Pike, St. Clair, Walker, and Washington counties.
