American Psephology

The 1844 Presidential Election in Alabama

On November 11, 1844,[src] Alabama's voters voted for nine at-large electors. Two electoral slates ran.

The Democratic candidates:[src]

  • Jeremiah Clemens
  • Dixon Hall
  • William R. Hallet
  • David Hubbard
  • William B. Martin
  • Thomas S. Mays
  • John A. Nooe
  • Richard B. Walthall
  • John J. Winston

The Whig candidates:[src]

  • At-large - James Abercrombie
  • At-large - Nicholas Davis
  • 1st District - James W. L. Childers
  • 2nd District - J. J. Hutchinson
  • 3rd District - William S. Phillips
  • 4th District - William M. Murray
  • 5th District - William Cooper
  • 6th District - George P. Beirne
  • 7th District - Charles McLemore

The county returns are as follows:

Democrats Whigs
Autauga 633 475
Baldwin 120 149
Barbour 860 1113
Benton 1382 373
Bibb 596 450
Blount 774 84
Butler 405 666
Chambers 936 1158
Cherokee 955 356
Clarke 631 232
Coffee 315 142
Conecuh 277 441
Coosa 796 400
Covington 139 148
Dale 616 209
Dallas 722 864
DeKalb 700 207
Fayette 796 153
Franklin 983 465
Greene 819 1090
Henry 546 367
Jackson 1751 87
Jefferson 585 264
Lauderdale 919 474
Lawrence 783 469
Limestone 965 325
Lowndes 678 710
Macon 626 1087
Madison 1720 357
Marengo 634 726
Marion 638 120
Marshall 875 162
Mobile 1347 1403
Monroe 359 567
Montgomery 836 1016
Morgan 682 271
Perry 849 869
Pickens 967 892
Pike 768 862
Randolph 747 288
Russell 624 736
Shelby 472 511
St. Clair 644 46
Sumter 1061 927
Talladega 851 633
Tallapoosa 705 728
Tuscaloosa 964 902
Walker 442 170
Washington 279 273
Wilcox 629 585
Total 37,401 (58.99%) 26,002 (41.01%)

The Democratic slate was duly elected, and voted for Polk and Dallas on December 2.