1823 Alabama gubernatorial election

← 1821

August 4, 1823

1825 →


Nominee	Israel Pickens	Henry H. Chambers
Party	Democratic-Republican	Democratic-Republican
Popular vote	13,069	10,331
Percentage	55.85%	44.15%

County results
Pickens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Chambers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election

Israel Pickens
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Israel Pickens
National Republican

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Government

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

1823 Alabama gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Israel Pickens (incumbent)	13,069	55.85%	-1.58%
	Democratic-Republican	Henry H. Chambers	10,331	44.15%	+1.58%
Majority			2,738	11.70%
Turnout			23,400

County results

County results
County^[2]	Israel Pickens Democratic-Republican		Henry H. Chambers Democratic-Republican		Total votes
County^[2]	#	%	#	%	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

^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9780786414390.
^ "Alabama 1823 Governor". A New Nation Votes. Tufts University. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

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