1861 Alabama gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 March 2021 The 1861 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 5, 1861, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democrat John Gill Shorter won his first term as governor. 1861 Alabama gubernatorial election 57.37% John Gill Shorter Democratic Party (United States) Andrew B. Moore Governor 42.63% 1861 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsShorter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Watts: #fed463 50–60% #fec13c 60–70% #fead1d 70–80% #ed9e10 80–90%Unknown/no vote: #dddddd 28,127 Whig Party (United States) Thomas H. Watts .5 Thomas Hill Watts 1860s.jpg 37,849 presidential Democratic Party (United States) John Gill Shorter .5 John Gill Shorter.jpg August 5, 1861 no 1863 1863 Alabama gubernatorial election 1859 1859 Alabama gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Candidates Democratic Party John Gill Shorter, deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States Whig Party Thomas H. Watts, 3rd Confederate States Attorney General Election Statewide Alabama gubernatorial election, 1861https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 The Official Results by State and County Michael J Dubin 2014 9780786456468 Democratic Party (United States) John Gill Shorter 37,849 57.37% Whig Party (United States) Thomas H. Watts 28,127 42.63% 65,976 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Alabama gubernatorial elections Alabama Category:1861 in Alabama Category:August 1861 in the United States