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.
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| Turnout | 5.66% | ||||||||||||||||
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Collier: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry W. Collier (incumbent) | 37,480 | 85.76 | |
| Whig | James Shields | 5,749 | 13.16 | |
| Write-in | 473 | 1.08 | ||
| Total votes | 46,097 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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