Alabama 1824 Electoral College
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Alabama 1824 Electoral College
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Alabama
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Ruben Saffold, Henry Chambers, James Hill, William Fleming, John Murphy, Andrew Pickens, Lemuel Mead, Thomas Owen, James Dillett, George Colter, Bowling Hall, Thomas Fery, Mathew Clay, Hume Field, John Overstreet, James Johnson, Isaac Wellborn, F. Jones, Walker Baylor, Joseph Young, MacKinley, C. C. Clay, W. J. Adair, Richard B. Clayton
Electors: | Ruben Saffold[1] | Henry Chambers[2] | James Hill[3] | William Fleming[4] | John Murphy[5] | Andrew Pickens | Lemuel Mead | Thomas Owen | James Dillett | George Colter | Bowling Hall | Thomas Fery | Mathew Clay | Hume Field | John Overstreet | James Johnson | Isaac Wellborn | F. Jones | Walker Baylor | Joseph Young | MacKinley | C. C. Clay | W. J. Adair | Richard B. Clayton |
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Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Presidential Candidate: | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams | William H. Crawford | William H. Crawford | William H. Crawford | William H. Crawford | William H. Crawford | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay | Henry Clay |
Final Result: [6] | 9461 | 9459 | 9443 | 9437 | 9429 | 2422 | 2419 | 2417 | 2411 | 2365 | 1663 | 1656 | 1653 | 1653 | 1653 | 96 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Autauga County | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 272 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 195 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Baldwin County | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Blakely | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tensaw | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Village | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bibb County | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Blount County | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Butler County | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Clarke County | 253 | 253 | 253 | 252 | 253 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conecuh County | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Covington County | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dallas County | 411 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Decatur County | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Franklin County | 409 | 408 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greene County | 343 | 343 | 343 | 342 | 343 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Henry County | 151 | 150 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jackson County | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jefferson County | 340 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauderdale County | 530 | 529 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lawrence County[7] | 617 | 617 | 617 | 613 | 617 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Limestone County | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Madison County | 1294 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1296 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 195 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marengo County | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marion County | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mobile County | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Florida | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. George's | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monroe County | 420 | 420 | 420 | 419 | 417 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 120 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Montgomery County[8] | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 334 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Morgan County[9] | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 429 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Perry County | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pickens County | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pike County | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Clair County | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shelby County | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuscaloosa County | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
Washington County | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wilcox County[10] | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The notes from the Alabama Department of Archives and History are the only source that lists the votes for each individual candidate for elector. All of the other sources break the votes down by Presidential candidate. The votes for presidential candidates given in other sources are usually very close to the mean average of the votes for the electors who declared for each candidate.
[7]The Village Messenger lists 849 votes for Jackson, 86 votes for Adams, 93 votes for Crawford, and 63 votes for Clay.
[8]The Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC) and the Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN) list Jackson with 260 votes, Adams with 91 votes, and Crawford with 165 votes.
[9]The Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN) lists Jackson with 280 votes, Adams with 23 votes, and Crawford with 58 votes.
[10]The Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer lists Jackson with 193 votes, Adams with 80 votes, and Crawford with 24 votes.
References:
Original Election Returns. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery.
Milton Gazette and Roanoke Advertiser (Milton, NC). January 15, 1824.
Mobile Commercial Register (Mobile, AL). August 7, 1824.
Village Messenger (Fayetteville, TN). August 18, 1824.
Milton Gazette and Roanoke Advertiser (Milton, NC). August 26, 1824.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). November 19, 1824.
Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer (Cahawba, AL). November 22, 1824.
Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN). November 24, 1824.
Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 25, 1824.
The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN). November 26, 1824.
Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 27, 1824.
Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). November 27, 1824.
Knoxville Enquirer (Knoxville, TN). December 1, 1824.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1824.
Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1824.
United States Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). December 2, 1824.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 4, 1824.
Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC). December 4, 1824.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 7, 1824.
Carolina Observer (Fayetteville, NC). December 9, 1824.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 17, 1824.
"Presidential Election of 1824." The Alabama Review. (October, 1948) 285.
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