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.
1872, alabama, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 1872, order, elect, governor, alabama, republican, david, lewis, former, democrat, confederate, deputy, narrowly, defeated, former, confederate, army, officer, thomas, herndon, democratic, party, m. 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 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election 1870 November 5 1872 1874 Nominee David P Lewis Thomas H Herndon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 89 868 81 371 Percentage 52 48 47 52 County resultsLewis 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 RepublicanResults edit1872 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 DemocraticReferences edit AL Governor 1872 Our Campaigns Retrieved November 23 2016 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 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173612491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
