1819 Alabama gubernatorial election
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The 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20–21, 1819, to elect the first governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate William Wyatt 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]
General election[]
Candidates[]
- William Wyatt Bibb, Governor of the Territory of Alabama
- Marmaduke Williams, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Senator for North Carolina 1803–09
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic-Republican | William Wyatt Bibb | 8,321 | 53.82% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Marmaduke Williams | 7,140 | 46.18% | ||
Majority | 1,181 | 7.64% | |||
Turnout | 15,461 |
References[]
- ^ Cason, Mike (December 4, 2019). "Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of political scandals and scrapes". AL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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