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1837 Alabama gubernatorial election

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The 1837 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 7, 1837, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic candidate Arthur P. Bagby beat Anti-Van Buren candidate Samuel W. Oliver with 45.21% of the vote.

← 1835

August 7, 1837

1839 →


Nominee	Arthur P. Bagby	Samuel W. Oliver
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	24,419	20,152
Percentage	54.79%	45.21%

County results
Bagby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Oliver:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election

Hugh McVay
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur P. Bagby
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Arthur P. Bagby, Member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1834–1836.^[1]
Samuel W. Oliver, Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Speaker of the House 1832–1835.^[2]

Results

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1837 Alabama gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur P. Bagby	24,419	54.79%	−10.65%
	Independent	Samuel W. Oliver (Anti-Van Buren Democrat)	20,152	45.21%	+45.21%
Majority			4,267	9.57%

References

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^ "BAGBY, Arthur Pendleton (1794-1858)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

^ Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1897. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898. p. 1009.

^ "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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