Alabama gubernatorial election, 1872

Alabama gubernatorial election, 1872

← 1870 November 5, 1872 1874 →

Nominee David P. Lewis T. Hendon Party Republican Liberal Republican Popular vote 89,868 81,371 Percentage 52.48 47.52

Governor before election Robert B. Lindsay Democratic Elected Governor David P. Lewis Republican

Robert B. Lindsay
Democratic

David P. Lewis
Republican

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 Confederate Congressman, won the election, which would mark the last time until 1986 in which a Republican was elected Governor of Alabama.

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