American Psephology

The 1896 Presidential Election in Alabama

On November 3, 1896, Alabama's voters voted for eleven at-large electors. Five electoral slates ran.

The Democratic candidates:[src]

  • Edward B. Almon
  • William B. Browne
  • Thomas L. Bulger
  • John D. Burnett
  • Thomas M. Espey
  • Samuel W. John
  • James J. Mayfield
  • Charles B. Powerll
  • Edward L. Russell
  • John W. A. Sanford
  • Martin D. Sibert

The National Democratic candidates:[src]

  • W. P. Burks
  • F. B. Baldwin
  • Fred S. Ferguson
  • Daniel E. Huger
  • Lawrence H. Lee
  • J. C. Lester
  • J. P. Mudd
  • Charles Rattray
  • R. Barnwell Rhett
  • R. L. Seale
  • A. S. Stockdale

The Republican candidates:[src]

  • At-large - Nathan H. Alexander
  • At-large - Morris D. Wickersham
  • 1st District - A. R. Davidson
  • 2nd District - Charles W. Buckley
  • 3rd District - William O. Mulkey
  • 4th District - Joseph W. Burke
  • 5th District - Nicholas M. Ware
  • 6th District - John B. Shields
  • 7th District - A. B. Jones
  • 8th District - John A. Steele
  • 9th District - A. J. Warner

The Populist candidates:[src]

  • Thomas B. Buckley
  • William M. Coleman
  • Nelson Fuller
  • H. F. Gains
  • Alpheus B. Gaston
  • Joseph H. Harris
  • Thomas J. Harvey
  • S. A. Hopson
  • Lawrence S. Knight
  • Edmond B. Langley
  • John G. Searcy

The Prohibition candidates:[src]

  • John Andrews
  • J. B. Appleton
  • J. M. Barnes
  • C. E. Crenshaw
  • O. E. Comstock
  • J. B. Cumming
  • L. O. Dawson
  • Charles E. Dunn
  • A. J. Lamar
  • J. W. Stewart
  • J. J. Taylor

The county returns are as follows:

Democrats Republicans Populists National Democrats Prohibitionists
Autauga 1232 289 49 99 11
Baldwin 704 404 22 34 17
Barbour 2215 1437 442 315 29
Bibb 984 650 532 39 30
Blount 1890 2619 532 40 30
Bullock 1844 749 23 131 16
Butler 1256 846 553 88 27
Calhoun 2317 1222 471 171 115
Chambers 1662 1057 288 63 27
Cherokee 659 602 1117 89 18
Chilton 550 310 582 52 22
Choctaw 1017 357 468 50 11
Clarke 2200 502 43 25 22
Clay 1112 489 298 37 25
Cleburne 879 472 114 21 33
Coffee 799 114 695 52 24
Colbert 1615 1754 43 93 14
Conecuh 599 881 332 155 41
Coosa 1570 499 423 49 39
Covington 637 69 460 16 16
Crenshaw 909 330 899 164 28
Cullman 755 447 447 140 27
Dale 1198 289 957 94 50
Dallas 4042 519 49 52 10
DeKalb 1365 1446 221 46 28
Elmore 1182 1379 741 119 46
Escambia 877 482 37 82 20
Etowah 977 873 805 109 36
Fayette 603 441 619 39 14
Franklin 721 483 287 33 17
Geneva 488 46 758 39 21
Greene 1725 503 139 24 15
Hale 2768 933 138 77 43
Henry 2157 675 903 246 46
Jackson 2653 675 903 117 31
Jefferson 6977 3394 1842 450 369
Lamar 1093 509 170 69 22
Lauderdale 2254 1024 46 45 15
Lawrence 1199 1685 49 31 45
Lee 1584 1491 153 133 41
Limestone 1734 1520 78 27 23
Lowndes 2973 642 28 40 6
Macon 1011 259 32 56 5
Madison 3978 2548 83 103 46
Marengo 3089 764 79 25 13
Marion 1164 502 37 23 3
Marshall 977 520 967 37 33
Mobile 3811 2778 137 482 149
Monroe
Montgomery 2582 977 71 526 44
Morgan 1970 1462 158 195 52
Perry 2485 463 197 34 10
Pickens 1279 211 931 66 17
Pike 1569 862 508 292 43
Randolph 1265 802 177 55 22
Russell 1625 773 22 35 3
Shelby 875 1051 707 65 19
St. Clair 583 603 1021 47 25
Sumter 1799 1459 35 186 18
Talladega 1635 922 219 49 40
Tallapoosa 2019 685 672 106 81
Tuscaloosa 1404 965 747 79 51
Walker 1062 1101 184 22 22
Washington 551 224 91 46 10
Wilcox 2954 45 2 45 3
Winston 276 589 75 6 5
Total 107,137 (55.06%) 54,737 (28.13%) 24,089 (12.38%) 6462 (3.32%) 2147 (1.10%)

The Democratic slate was duly elected, and voted for Bryan and Sewall on January 11.