American Psephology
The 1852 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 2, 1852, Alabama's voters voted for nine at-large electors. Three electoral slates ran.
The Democratic candidates:[src]
- At-large - James E. Saunders
- At-large - John A. Winston
- 1st District - F. S. Lyon
- 2nd District - J. J. Seibels
- 3rd District - C. W. Lee
- 4th District - Lewis M. Stone
- 5th District - James Armstrong
- 6th District - C. C. Clay, Jr.
- 7th District - James F. Dowdell
The Whig candidates:[src]
- At-large - H. W. Hilliard
- At-large - A. F. Hopkins
- 1st District - A. R. Manning
- 2nd District - W. B. Moss
- 3rd District - J. S. Storrs
- 4th District - D. P. Bestor
- 5th District - N. Davis
- 6th District - T. Bibb Bradley
- 7th District - C. McLemore
The Southern States' Rights candidates:[src]
- Jefferson Buford
- T. J. DeYampert
- George W. Gayle
- J. M. Gilmer
- S. D. J. Moore
- P. T. Sayre
- F. B. Shepard
- Morgan Smith
- Thomas Williams
The county returns are as follows:
| Democrats | Whigs | States' Rights | |
| Autauga | 322 | 196 | 205 |
| Baldwin | 72 | 62 | 0 |
| Barbour | 309 | 297 | 571 |
| Benton | 918 | 74 | 0 |
| Bibb | 346 | 238 | 3 |
| Blount | 422 | 55 | 0 |
| Butler | 251 | 345 | 0 |
| Chambers | 616 | 668 | 21 |
| Cherokee | 735 | 242 | 0 |
| Choctaw | 334 | 227 | 2 |
| Clarke | 479 | 98 | 19 |
| Coffee | 239 | 113 | 18 |
| Conecuh | 287 | 216 | 15 |
| Coosa | 709 | 294 | 42 |
| Covington | 117 | 52 | 8 |
| Dale | 406 | 170 | 31 |
| Dallas | 440 | 386 | 244 |
| DeKalb | 501 | 139 | 0 |
| Fayette | 516 | 81 | 0 |
| Franklin | 993 | 462 | 5 |
| Greene | 555 | 694 | 10 |
| Hancock | 65 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry | 184 | 94 | 140 |
| Jackson | 1154 | 83 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 339 | 114 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 803 | 441 | 0 |
| Lawrence | 588 | 512 | 5 |
| Limestone | 662 | 227 | 0 |
| Lowndes | 186 | 126 | 206 |
| Macon | 658 | 772 | 99 |
| Madison | 1300 | 354 | 0 |
| Marengo | 526 | 450 | 20 |
| Marion | 467 | 118 | 0 |
| Marshall | 568 | 111 | 0 |
| Mobile | 1380 | 1123 | 94 |
| Monroe | 260 | 264 | 45 |
| Montgomery | 557 | 717 | 98 |
| Morgan | 482 | 208 | 2 |
| Perry | 512 | 261 | 13 |
| Pickens | 752 | 568 | 9 |
| Pike | 703 | 379 | 71 |
| Randolph | 707 | 102 | 3 |
| Russell | 522 | 434 | 24 |
| Shelby | 315 | 317 | 3 |
| St. Clair | 455 | 44 | 0 |
| Sumter | 497 | 482 | 4 |
| Talladega | 672 | 372 | 4 |
| Tallapoosa | 845 | 351 | 19 |
| Tuscaloosa | 475 | 527 | 3 |
| Walker | 217 | 54 | 0 |
| Washington | 65 | 52 | 2 |
| Wilcox | 398 | 286 | 147 |
| Total | 26,881 (60.89%) | 15,061 (34.12%) | 2205 (5.00%) |
The Democratic slate was duly elected, and voted for Pierce and King on December 1.