American Psephology

The 1824 Presidential Election in Alabama

On November 8, 1824,[src] Alabama's voters voted for five at-large electors. Three coherent slates ran, as well as one incoherent slate.

The candidates pledged to Henry Clay:

  • James Johnson - 96 votes
  • Isaac Wellborn - 11 votes
  • F. Jones - 7 votes
  • Walker Baylor - 4 votes
  • Joseph Young - 4 votes
  • Mr. MacKinley - 4 votes
  • Clement C. Clay - 3 votes
  • W. J. Adair - 3 votes
  • Richard B. Clayton - 3 votes

The candidates pledged to John Q. Adams:

  • Andrew Pickens - 2422 votes
  • Lemuel Mead - 2419 votes
  • Thomas Owen - 2417 votes
  • James Dillett - 2411 votes
  • George Coalter - 2365 votes

The candidates pledged to William Crawford:

  • Bolling Hall - 1663 votes
  • Thomas Fearn - 1656 votes
  • Matthew Clay - 1653 votes
  • Hume R. Field - 1653 votes
  • John Overstreet - 1653 votes

The candidates pledged to Andrew Jackson:

  • Ruben Saffold - 9461 votes
  • Henry Chambers - 9459 votes
  • James Hill - 9443 votes
  • William Fleming - 9437 votes
  • John Murphy - 9429 votes

The county returns are as follows:

Jackson Adams Crawford Clay
Autauga 274 68 193 0
Baldwin 87 24 10 0
Bibb 170 53 71 0
Blount 167 3 3 0
Butler 96 102 48 0
Clarke 253 40 33 0
Conecuh 200 83 13 0
Covington 13 0 4 0
Dallas 411 235 148 0
Decatur 161 0 0 3
Franklin 409 57 6 0
Greene 343 283 86 0
Henry 132 10 22 0
Jackson 141 6 0 0
Jefferson 340 92 24 0
Lauderdale 530 142 4 0
Lawrence 617 71 71 0
Limestone 418 20 53 0
Madison 1295 194 155 0
Marengo 150 25 8 0
Marion 120 8 12 0
Mobile 205 155 47 0
Monroe 420 120 35 0
Montgomery 452 163 335 0
Morgan 430 31 8 0
Perry 252 58 60 0
Pickens 221 33 29 0
Pike 74 14 12 0
St. Clair 163 14 9 0
Shelby 248 25 24 0
Tuscaloosa 382 186 114 0
Washington 77 23 16 0
Wilcox 192 80 0 0
Total 9443 (69.86%) 2418 (17.89%) 1653 (12.23%) 3 (.02%)

The Jackson slate was duly elected, and voted for Jackson and Calhoun on December 1.