The 1821 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1821, to elect the third governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate Israel Pickens defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Henry H. Chambers with 57.43% of the vote.
General election During the election campaign, it was alleged that Pickens had defrauded a woman in North Carolina while acting as her lawyer in a suit in Pennsylvania; the claim was refuted by accounts in letters to the Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer. Candidates Israel Pickens, US Representative for North Carolina 1811–1817 Henry H. Chambers, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Alabama House member in 1820
Results
By county + CountyIsrael Pickens Democratic-RepublicanHenry Chambers Democratic-Republican Total votes#%#%Autagua 330 64.1% 185 35.9% 515Baldwin 98 51.5% 96 48.5% 194Bibb 215 42.8% 287 57.2% 502Blount & Jefferson 510 47.4% 566 52.6% 1,076Butler & Conecuh 569 93.6% 39 6.4% 608Clarke 569 93.1% 42 6.9% 611Dallas 454 53.6% 393 46.4% 847Franklin 329 56.5% 253 43.5% 612Greene & Marengo 713 89.2% 86 10.8% 799Jackson 392 38.5% 625 61.5% 1,017Lauderdale 308 54.4% 258 45.6% 566Lawrence 516 51.8% 481 48.2% 997Limestone 169 16.0% 886 84.0% 1,055Madison 948 44.8% 1,168 55.2% 2,116Marion 158 90.8% 16 9.2% 174Mobile 89 48.9% 93 51.1% 182Monroe 931 89.8% 106 10.2% 1,037Montgomery 531 71.1% 216 28.9% 747Morgan 408 52.7% 316 47.3% 724Perry 314 84.9% 56 15.1% 370St. Clair 359 68.5% 165 31.5% 524Shelby 59 19.0% 251 81.0% 310Tuscaloosa 716 65.5% 377 34.5% 1,093Washington 245 52.5% 222 47.5% 467Totals9,61657.4%7,12942.6%16,745
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