Alabama 1823 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Alabama 1823 Governor
Date:
1823
State:
Alabama
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Israel Pickens, Henry Chambers
Candidates: Israel Pickens[1]Henry Chambers
Affiliation:Crawfordite
Final Result: 1306910331
Autauga County[2]556125
Baldwin County7554
Bibb County[3]458210
Blount County[4][5]165353
Butler County29111
Clarke County51358
Conecuh County479187
Covington County[6]751
Dallas County766223
Decatur County119413
Franklin County[7][8]289579
Greene County90372
Henry County[9]178118
Jackson County[10][11]319383
Jefferson County[12]434449
Lauderdale County[13]463538
Lawrence County462969
Limestone County1771212
Madison County8491554
Marengo County[14]39245
Marion County37632
Mobile County239127
Florida241
Town of Mobile167114
R. Lewis's1010
T. George's382
Monroe County[15]829201
Montgomery County758222
Morgan County197704
Perry County65529
Pike County[16]79-
Pickens County17869
Saint Clair County[17]419224
Shelby County181329
Tuscaloosa County[18]497691
Washington County25491
Wilcox County[19]44458

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL) and the Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) list Henry Chambers with 121 votes.
[3]The Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) lists Israel Pickens with 488 votes.
[4]The Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL) lists Henry Chambers with 336 votes.
[5]The Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) lists Henry Chambers with 351 votes.
[6]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL) lists Israel Pickens with 68 votes.
[7]The Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) lists Israel Pickens with 292 votes and Henry Chambers with 571 votes.
[8]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL) of August 29, 1823 lists Israel Pickens with 209 votes and Henry Chambers with 79 votes.
[9]The Original Election Returns did not include Henry County.
[10]The Journal of the Alabama House of Representatives for 1824 lists the votes of Decatur and Jackson Counties together.
[11]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL) does not list actual vote counts for either candidate, but lists Henry Chambers with a majority of 63 votes over Israel Pickens.
[12]The Original Election Returns list Henry Chambers with 440 votes.
[13]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL) lists Henry Chambers with 533 votes.
[14]The Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) lists Israel Pickens with 372 votes and Henry Chambers with 44 votes.
[15]The Original Election Returns did not include Monroe County.
[16]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL) does not list actual vote counts for either candidate, but lists Israel Pickens with a majority of 69 votes over Henry Chambers.
[17]The Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL) lists Israel Pickens with 449 votes.
[18]The Original Election Returns list Israel Pickens with 575 votes and Henry Chambers with 760 votes.
[19]The Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL) list Israel Pickens with 418 votes and Henry Chambers with 15 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery.
Journal of the Alabama House of Representatives, 1824. 25.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). August 7, 1823.
Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL). August 8, 1823.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). August 9, 1823.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). August 10, 1823.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). August 14, 1823.
Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL). August 15, 1823.
Village Messenger (Fayetteville, TN). August 20, 1823.
Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL). August 22, 1823.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). August 23, 1823.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). August 28, 1823.
Alabama Republican (Huntsville, AL). August 29, 1823.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). August 29, 1823.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). August 30, 1823.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). September 2, 1823.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). September 11, 1823.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). September 13, 1823.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). October 14, 1823.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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