1823 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 1823 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1823 to elect the Governor of Alabama. National Republican incumbent Israel Pickens defeated Democratic-Republican candidate Henry H. Chambers with 55.85% of the vote. Pickens and Chambers had both contested the 1821 election as Democratic-Republicans

1823 Alabama gubernatorial election

August 4, 1823

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

Governor before election Israel Pickens Democratic–Republican Elected Governor Israel Pickens National Republican

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][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Republican	Israel Pickens	13,069	55.85%
	Democratic–Republican	Henry H. Chambers	10,331	44.15%
Majority			2,738	11.70%
Turnout			23,400

References

1. "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. "Alabama 1823 Governor". A New Nation Votes. Tufts University. Retrieved 2 July 2020.