1872 Alabama gubernatorial election

1872 Alabama gubernatorial election
	County results; Lewis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Herndon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Robert B. Lindsay; Democratic	Elected Governor ; David P. Lewis; Republican

The 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Republican David P. Lewis, a former Democrat and Confederate deputy, narrowly defeated former Confederate Army officer Thomas H. Herndon of the Democratic party by a margin of 4.48%. This would be the last time until 1986 in which a Republican was elected governor of Alabama.

Results

1872 Alabama gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David P. Lewis	89,868	52.48
	Democratic	Thomas H. Herndon	81,371	47.52
Total votes			171,239	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

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