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The 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20–21, 1819, to elect the first governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate William Wyatt Bibb defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Marmaduke 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 supported Tuscaloosa while Bibb proposed Cahawba. After the election, Cahawba was made capital, but it was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1825.^[1]

General election

Candidates

William Wyatt Bibb, Governor of the Territory of Alabama
Marmaduke Williams, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Senator for North Carolina 1803–09

Results

1819 Alabama gubernatorial election^[2]
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

By county

County	William W. Bibb Democratic-Republican		Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	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

References

^ Cason, Mike (December 4, 2019). "Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of political scandals and scrapes". AL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 1. ISBN 0786414391.

[1] Cason, Mike (December 4, 2019). "Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of political scandals and scrapes". AL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[2] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 1. ISBN 0786414391.

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