 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Bibb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Williams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Unknown/No Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
The1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20–21, 1819, to elect the firstgovernor of Alabama.Democratic-Republican candidateWilliam Wyatt Bibb defeated fellowDemocratic-Republican candidateMarmaduke 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 supportedTuscaloosa while Bibb proposedCahawba. After the election, Cahawba was made capital, but it was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1825.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| County | William W. Bibb Democratic-Republican | Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican | Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 440 | 98.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 446 |
| Baldwin | 126 | 92.0% | 11 | 8.0% | 137 |
| Blount | 111 | 13.3% | 722 | 86.7% | 833 |
| Cahawba | 335 | 82.1% | 73 | 17.9% | 408 |
| Clarke | 543 | 66.5% | 274 | 33.5% | 817 |
| Conecuh | 460 | 92.2% | 39 | 7.8% | 499 |
| Cotaco | 195 | 30.0% | 454 | 70.0% | 649 |
| Dallas | 647 | 84.9% | 115 | 15.1% | 762 |
| Franklin | 161 | 29.4% | 387 | 70.6% | 548 |
| Lauderdale | 142 | 28.6% | 355 | 71.4% | 497 |
| Lawrence | 493 | 62.4% | 297 | 37.6% | 790 |
| Limestone | 906 | 82.2% | 196 | 17.8% | 1,102 |
| Madison | 1,225 | 49.6% | 1,244 | 50.4% | 2,469 |
| Marengo | 184 | 31.2% | 405 | 68.8% | 589 |
| Mobile | 172 | 83.9% | 33 | 16.1% | 205 |
| Monroe | 650 | 54.9% | 534 | 45.1% | 1,184 |
| Montgomery | 440 | 55.7% | 350 | 44.3% | 790 |
| St. Clair | 350 | 66.3% | 178 | 33.7% | 528 |
| Shelby | 278 | 74.3% | 96 | 25.7% | 374 |
| Tuscaloosa | 123 | 13.0% | 824 | 87.0% | 947 |
| Washington | 257 | 44.4% | 322 | 55.6% | 579 |
| Totals | 8,321 | 53.8% | 7,140 | 46.2% | 15,461 |
 Alabama gubernatorial elections | |
|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:Political party strength in Alabama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | ThisAlabama elections-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
