Colonel William A. Phillips

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The 1898 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 1, 1898, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Joseph F. Johnston ran for a second term in office.[1]

Results

1898 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph F. Johnston (incumbent) 110,551 66.98
Populist Gilbert B. Dean 50,052 30.32
Colored Republican Andrew J. Warner 3,084 1.90
Prohibition W. B. Witherspoon 1,327 0.80
Total votes 165,014 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Alabama. Legislature. Senate (1900). Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama.
  2. ^ "AL Governor 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 26, 2016.