1835 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1835 Alabama gubernatorial election

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Nominee Clement C. Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 23,279 12,209
Percentage 65.44% 34.32%

Governor before election

John Gayle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clement C. Clay
Democratic

The 1835 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 3, 1835, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic candidate Clement Comer Clay beat Whig candidate Enoch Parsons with 65.44% of the vote.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Clement Comer Clay, Representative for 1st congressional district 1829–1835.[1]
  • Enoch Parsons, President of Middletown branch, Bank of America 1818–1824.[2]

Results[]

1835 Alabama gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clement Comer Clay 23,279 65.44%
Whig 12,209 34.32%
Independent Write-ins 83 0.23%
Majority 11,070 31.12%

References[]

  1. ^ "Clay, Clement C." OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ (2014). "8. The Parsons Family of Lyme and Middletown". Connecticut Families of the Revolution: American Forebears from Burr to Wolcott. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625851963.
  3. ^ "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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