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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clement Comer Clay | 23,279 | 65.44% | -34.56% | |
| Whig | Enoch Parsons | 12,209 | 34.32% | +34.32% | |
| Independent | Write-ins | 72 | 0.23% | +0.23% | |
| Majority | 11,070 | 31.12% | |||
By county
| County | Clement C. Clay
Democratic |
Enoch Parsons
Whig |
Total Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 631 | 53.10% | 557 | 46.90% | 1,188 |
| Baldwin | 173 | 87.80% | 24 | 12.20% | 197 |
| Barbour | 347 | 58.40% | 247 | 41.60% | 594 |
| Benton | 771 | 93.20% | 56 | 6.80% | 827 |
| Bibb | 649 | 79.00% | 172 | 21.00% | 821 |
| Blount | 989 | 96.60% | 35 | 3.40% | 1,024 |
| Butler | 122 | 24.40% | 378 | 75.60% | 500 |
| Chambers | 250 | 65.60% | 131 | 34.40% | 381 |
| Clarke | 420 | 67.90% | 199 | 32.10% | 619 |
| Conecuh | 171 | 42.60% | 234 | 57.40% | 405 |
| Coosa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Covington | 90 | 73.80% | 32 | 26.20% | 122 |
| Dale | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dallas | 705 | 44.70% | 871 | 55.30% | 1,576 |
| Fayette | 590 | 92.00% | 51 | 8.00% | 641 |
| Franklin | 654 | 48.90% | 684 | 51.10% | 1,338 |
| Greene | 676 | 45.60% | 807 | 54.40% | 1,483 |
| Henry | 287 | 55.80% | 227 | 44.20% | 514 |
| Jackson | 2,427 | 92.90% | 181 | 7.10% | 2,608 |
| Jefferson | 657 | 78.10% | 174 | 21.90% | 831 |
| Lauderdale | 1,164 | 71.80% | 458 | 28.20% | 1,622 |
| Lawrence | 920 | 62.30% | 557 | 37.70% | 1,477 |
| Limestone | 812 | 48.80% | 853 | 51.20% | 1,665 |
| Lowndes | 399 | 47.30% | 444 | 52.70% | 843 |
| Macon | 59 | 38.30% | 95 | 61.70% | 154 |
| Madison | 1,984 | 82.90% | 410 | 17.10% | 2,394 |
| Marengo | 359 | 35.10% | 664 | 64.90% | 1,023 |
| Marion | 374 | 74.50% | 138 | 25.50% | 512 |
| Mobile | 424 | 48.80% | 444 | 51.20% | 868 |
| Monroe | 365 | 56.80% | 210 | 32.70% | 575 |
| Montgomery | 877 | 53.90% | 751 | 46.10% | 1,628 |
| Morgan | 986 | 75.30% | 324 | 24.70% | 1,310 |
| Perry | 425 | 35.90% | 758 | 64.10% | 1,183 |
| Pickens | 728 | 56.80% | 554 | 43.20% | 1,282 |
| Pike | 429 | 62.40% | 158 | 37.60% | 587 |
| Randolph | 83 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 83 |
| Russell | 41 | 34.20% | 79 | 65.80% | 120 |
| St. Clair | 944 | 90.00% | 105 | 10.00% | 1,049 |
| Shelby | 314 | 47.80% | 343 | 52.20% | 657 |
| Sumter | 652 | 61.90% | 401 | 38.10% | 1,053 |
| Talladega | 757 | 86.70% | 116 | 13.30% | 873 |
| Tallapoosa | 113 | 43.80% | 145 | 56.20% | 258 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1,106 | 70.30% | 468 | 29.70% | 1,574 |
| Walker | 367 | 91.10% | 36 | 8.90% | 403 |
| Washington | 94 | 31.10% | 204 | 67.50% | 298 |
| Wilcox | 276 | 38.40% | 443 | 61.60% | 719 |
| Total | 23,279 | 65.60% | 12,209 | 34.40% | 35,488 |
References
- ^ "Gov. Clement Comer Clay". National Governor's Association. January 17, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Mark Allen Baker (2014). "8. The Parsons Family of Lyme and Middletown". Connecticut Families of the Revolution: American Forebears from Burr to Wolcott. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625851963.
- ^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 3. ISBN 9780786414390.
Notes
- ^ Dubin could not locate returns for Coosa and Dale counties. A total of 72 scattered write-in votes were reported.
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