1872 Alabama gubernatorial election
November 5, 1872
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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%. Alabama became the only state in the former Confederacy where Republicans regained power during Reconstruction after the state had been "redeemed" by the Democrats.[1] This would be the last time until 1986 in which a Republican was elected governor of Alabama.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David P. Lewis | 89,868 | 52.48 | |
| Democratic | Thomas H. Herndon | 81,371 | 47.52 | |
| Total votes | 171,239 | 100.00 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Foner, Eric (2014). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (Updated ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-06-235451-8.
- ^ "AL Governor 1872". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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