1859 Alabama gubernatorial election
1859 Alabama gubernatorial election Turnout 9.40%
County resultsMoore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Samford: 50–60%
The 1859 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 1, 1859, in order to elect the governor of Alabama . Democrat Andrew B. Moore won his second term as governor.
Candidates
Southern Rights Democrat
Election
Statewide
County by county
County
Andrew B. Moore
William F. Samford
Votes
%
Votes
%
Autauga
665
57.776
486
42.224
Baldwin
284
71.898
111
28.101
Barbour
1,006
58.693
708
41.307
Bibb
847
86.428
133
13.571
Blount
444
40.363
656
59.636
Butler
927
57.151
695
42.848
Calhoun
2,291
95.221
115
4.779
Chambers
1,040
51.536
978
48.464
Cherokee
1,776
91.973
155
8.027
Clarke
912
89.588
106
10.412
Coffee
715
70.932
293
29.068
Conecuh
534
66.666
267
33.333
Coosa
1,311
60.779
846
39.221
Covington
286
49.567
291
50.433
Dale
779
59.060
540
40.940
Dallas
913
76.338
283
23.662
DeKalb
1,412
97.988
29
2.012
Fayette
1,089
75.311
357
24.689
Franklin
1,424
79.776
361
20.224
Greene
1,013
100.000
0
0
Henry
638
54.623
530
45.377
Jackson
1,948
96.245
76
3.755
Jefferson
1,070
79.260
280
20.740
Lauderdale
1,174
93.397
83
6.603
Lawrence
783
86.520
122
13.480
Limestone
746
86.744
114
13.256
Lowndes
786
55.904
620
44.096
Macon
1,043
48.086
1,126
51.914
Madison
1,511
98.117
29
1.883
Marengo
815
75.955
258
24.045
Marion
921
87.714
129
12.286
Marshall
1,078
92.058
93
7.942
Mobile
2,047
61.343
1,290
38.657
Monroe
599
73.049
221
26.951
Montgomery
1,225
50.143
1,218
49.857
Morgan
1,061
86.120
171
13.880
Perry
1,170
92.636
93
7.364
Pickens
1,267
90.114
139
9.886
Pike
1,383
60.818
891
39.182
Randolph
1,423
74.269
493
25.731
Russell
960
51.696
897
48.304
Shelby
1,164
87.849
161
12.151
St. Clair
1,160
92.874
89
7.126
Sumter
620
84.469
114
15.531
Talladega
1,380
72.289
529
27.711
Tallapoosa
1,644
55.729
1,306
44.271
Tuscaloosa
1,185
72.212
456
27.788
Walker
439
63.623
251
36.377
Washington
230
83.941
44
16.059
Wilcox
632
77.642
182
22.358
Winston
266
74.510
91
25.490
Total
52,786
72.777
19,745
27.223
References
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson: McFarland & Company. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9780786414390 .