1872 Alabama gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential 1870 Alabama gubernatorial election 1870 1874 Alabama gubernatorial election 1874 no November 5, 1872 David P. Lewis.jpg 0.6 David P. Lewis Republican Party (United States) 89,868 52.48% Thomas H. Herndon (crop 2).jpg Thomas H. Herndon Democratic Party (United States) 81,371 47.52% 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsLewis: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Herndon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Robert B. Lindsay Democratic Party (United States) David P. Lewis Republican Party (United States) The 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Republican David P. Lewis, a former Democrat and Confederate deputy, narrowly defeated former Confederate Army officer Thomas H. Herndon of the Democratic party by a margin of 4.48%. Alabama became the only state in the former Confederacy where Republicans regained power during Reconstruction after the state had been "redeemed" by the Democrats.Foner Eric Eric Foner Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 HarperCollins 2014 978-0-06-235451-8 Updated New York, NY 508 en This would be the last time until 1986 in which a Republican was elected governor of Alabama. Results 1872 Alabama gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262825 AL Governor 1872 Our Campaigns November 23, 2016 Republican Party (United States) David P. Lewis 89,868 52.48 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Herndon 81,371 47.52 171,239 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References collapsed 1872 gubernatorial Alabama Category:November 1872 in the United States