American Psephology
The 1840 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 9, 1840,[src] Alabama's voters voted for seven at-large electors. Two electoral slates ran.
The Democratic candidates:[src]
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick
- J. P. Frazier
- William R. Hallett
- B. M. Lowe
- John Murphy
- Matthew F. Rainey
- Benjamin Reynolds
The Whig candidates:[src]
- James Abercrombie
- Nicholas Davis
- Henry W. Hillard
- Arthur F. Hopkins
- John Gayle
- Harry I. Thornton
- Thomas Williams
The county returns are as follows:
| Democrats | Whigs | |
| Autauga | 565 | 609 |
| Baldwin | 74 | 43 |
| Barbour | 291 | 320 |
| Benton | 637 | 287 |
| Bibb | 297 | 97 |
| Blount | 480 | 55 |
| Butler | 144 | 341 |
| Chambers | ||
| Cherokee | 180 | 242 |
| Clarke | 386 | 143 |
| Conecuh | 88 | 285 |
| Coosa | 130 | 55 |
| Covington | 27 | 62 |
| Dale | 133 | 53 |
| Dallas | 456 | 916 |
| DeKalb | 378 | 42 |
| Fayette | 580 | 90 |
| Franklin | 593 | 397 |
| Greene | 672 | 1113 |
| Henry | 131 | 118 |
| Jackson | 1626 | 89 |
| Jefferson | 536 | 230 |
| Lauderdale | 917 | 415 |
| Lawrence | 600 | 564 |
| Limestone | 715 | 319 |
| Lowndes | 316 | 869 |
| Macon | 34 | 150 |
| Madison | 1678 | 420 |
| Marengo | 422 | 523 |
| Marion | 299 | 142 |
| Marshall | 539 | 101 |
| Mobile | 866 | 739 |
| Monroe | 307 | 447 |
| Montgomery | 723 | 944 |
| Morgan | 568 | 475 |
| Perry | 290 | 827 |
| Pickens | 432 | 469 |
| Pike | 304 | 313 |
| Randolph | 56 | 65 |
| Russell | 40 | 154 |
| Shelby | 198 | 343 |
| St. Clair | 464 | 26 |
| Sumter | 631 | 789 |
| Talladega | 413 | 376 |
| Tallapoosa | 63 | 98 |
| Tuscaloosa | 841 | 730 |
| Walker | 110 | 76 |
| Washington | 166 | 90 |
| Wilcox | 242 | 607 |
| Total | 20,638 (55.34%) | 16,658 (44.66%) |
The Democratic slate was duly elected, and voted for Van Buren and Johnson on December 2.