American Psephology
The 1848 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 7, 1848, Alabama's voters voted for nine at-large electors. Two electoral slates ran.
The Democratic candidates:[src]
- At-large - Nathaniel Terry
- At-large - Richard B. Walthall
- 1st District - T. B. Betha
- 2nd District - John Cochran
- 3rd District - A. B. Moore
- 4th District - James M. Beckett
- 5th District - L. P. Walker
- 6th District - D. C. Humphreys
- 7th District - A. J. Walker
The Whig candidates:[src]
- North Alabama - G. W. Lane
- South Alabama - Thomas H. Watts
- 1st District - D. C. Anderson
- 2nd District - James L. Pugh
- 3rd District - Thomas J. Judge
- 4th District - William M. Murphy
- 5th District - E. B. Townes
- 6th District - A. C. Beard
- 7th District - S. F. Rice
The county returns are as follows:
| Democrats | Whigs | Scattering | |
| Autauga | 471 | 553 | 1 |
| Baldwin | 133 | 100 | 0 |
| Barbour | 614 | 1205 | 0 |
| Benton | 1272 | 566 | 0 |
| Bibb | 416 | 474 | 0 |
| Blount | 526 | 134 | 0 |
| Butler | 277 | 772 | 0 |
| Chambers | 689 | 1323 | 0 |
| Cherokee | 921 | 630 | 0 |
| Choctaw | 278 | 373 | 0 |
| Clarke | 327 | 120 | 0 |
| Coffee | 174 | 192 | 0 |
| Conecuh | 231 | 426 | 0 |
| Coosa | 883 | 626 | 0 |
| Covington | 92 | 248 | 0 |
| Dale | 555 | 368 | 0 |
| Dallas | 618 | 860 | 2 |
| DeKalb | 650 | 257 | 0 |
| Fayette | 841 | 272 | 0 |
| Franklin | 795 | 510 | 0 |
| Greene | 712 | 1088 | 0 |
| Henry | 496 | 504 | 0 |
| Jackson | 1589 | 136 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 385 | 288 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 772 | 695 | 0 |
| Lawrence | 656 | 663 | 0 |
| Limestone | 833 | 374 | 0 |
| Lowndes | 434 | 761 | 0 |
| Macon | 532 | 1464 | 0 |
| Madison | 1385 | 465 | 0 |
| Marengo | 553 | 739 | 0 |
| Marion | 514 | 193 | 0 |
| Marshall | 708 | 246 | 0 |
| Mobile | 1073 | 1319 | 0 |
| Monroe | 216 | 479 | 1 |
| Montgomery | 669 | 1176 | 0 |
| Morgan | 335 | 361 | 0 |
| Perry | 631 | 826 | 0 |
| Pickens | 931 | 1044 | 0 |
| Pike | 663 | 935 | 0 |
| Randolph | 770 | 461 | 0 |
| Russell | 577 | 970 | 0 |
| Shelby | 368 | 557 | 0 |
| St. Clair | 456 | 150 | 0 |
| Sumter | 771 | 820 | 0 |
| Talladega | 820 | 869 | 0 |
| Tallapoosa | 920 | 972 | 0 |
| Tuscaloosa | 694 | 976 | 0 |
| Walker | 383 | 231 | 0 |
| Washington | 85 | 72 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 479 | 639 | 0 |
| Total | 31,173 (50.56%) | 30,482 (49.44%) | 4 |
The Democratic slate was duly elected, and voted for Cass and Butler on December 6.