1819 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20-21, 1819 to elect the first Governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate William W. Bibb defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Marmaduke Williams with 53.82% of the vote. The debate over where Alabama's permanent capital should be was reportedly an important issue in the race - Williams supported Tuscaloosa while Bibb proposed Cahawba. After the election, Cahawba was made capital, but it was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1825.[1]

1819 Alabama gubernatorial election
September 20-21, 1819
 
Nominee William W. Bibb Marmaduke Williams
Party Democratic–Republican Democratic–Republican
Popular vote 8,321 7,140
Percentage 53.82% 46.18%
Elected Governor

William W. Bibb
Democratic–Republican

General election
Elections in Alabama
Government

Candidates
  • William W. Bibb, Governor of the Territory of Alabama
  • Marmaduke Williams, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Senator for North Carolina 1803-09

Results
1819 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic–Republican William W. Bibb 8,321 53.82%
Democratic–Republican Marmaduke Williams 7,140 46.18%
Majority 1,181 7.64%
Turnout 15,461

References
  1. Cason, Mike (4 December 2019). "Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of political scandals and scrapes". AL.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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