1827 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1827 Alabama gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Murphy
Party Jacksonian
Popular vote 9,231
Percentage 99.25%

Governor before election

John Murphy
Jacksonian

Elected Governor

John Murphy
Jacksonian

The 1827 Alabama gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on August 6, 1827, to elect the governor of Alabama. Jacksonian candidate John Murphy ran unopposed and won 99.25% of the vote. Various write-in candidates made up the other 0.75%.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • John Murphy, member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1820 and the Alabama Senate in 1822, Governor of Alabama since 1825.[1]

Results[]

1827 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jacksonian John Murphy (incumbent) 9,231 99.25%
Independent Write-in candidates 70 0.75%
Majority 9,301 100%

References[]

  1. ^ "Murphy, John". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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