1851 Alabama gubernatorial election

1851 Alabama gubernatorial election

August 4, 1851
Turnout	5.66%
Nominee Henry W. Collier James Shields Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 37,480 5,749 Percentage 85.76% 13.16%
Governor before election Henry W. Collier Democratic Elected Governor Henry W. Collier Democratic

The 1851 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 4, 1851 in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democrat Henry W. Collier won his second term with a big majority of the votes.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Henry W. Collier, incumbent
• William L. Yancey, representative of Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1844–1846.
• Nathaniel Terry, narrowly lost in the 1845 election.

Whig Party

• James Shields [1]

Election

Alabama gubernatorial election, 1851

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry W. Collier	37,480	85.76
	Whig	James Shields	5,749	13.16
	Democratic	William L. Yancey	412	0.94
	Democratic	Nathaniel Terry	61	0.14
Total votes			46,097	100.00
	Democratic hold