The 1855 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 6, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. incumbent governor John A. Winston won his second term as governor.
^Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 8. ISBN9780786414390.
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1855, alabama, gubernatorial, election, held, august, order, elect, governor, alabama, incumbent, governor, john, winston, second, term, governor, 1853, august, 1855, 1857, turnout9, nominee, john, winston, george, shortridge, party, democratic, know, nothing,. The 1855 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 6 in order to elect the governor of Alabama incumbent governor John A Winston won his second term as governor 1855 Alabama gubernatorial election 1853 August 6 1855 1857 Turnout9 85 Nominee John A Winston George Shortridge Party Democratic Know Nothing Popular vote 43 930 32 086 Percentage 57 79 42 21 County resultsWinston 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Shortridge 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before election John A Winston Democratic Elected Governor John A Winston Democratic Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic Party 1 2 Know Nothing 2 Election 3 ReferencesCandidates editDemocratic Party edit John A Winston Know Nothing edit At the time the Know Nothing Party was known as the American Party George D ShortridgeElection edit1855 Alabama gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Winston incumbent 43 930 57 79 Know Nothing George D Shortridge 32 086 42 21 Total votes 44 318 100 00 Democratic holdReferences edit Dubin Michael J 2003 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1776 1860 The Official Results by State and County Jefferson McFarland amp Company p 8 ISBN 9780786414390 nbsp nbsp This Alabama elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1855 Alabama gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173558700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
