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The 1831 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Alabama. Jacksonian candidate John Gayle beat the incumbent Jacksonian governor Samuel B. Moore and National Republican candidate Nicholas Davis with 55.01% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonian | John Gayle | 14,403 | 55.01% | ||
| National Republican | Nicholas Davis | 8,173 | 31.08% | ||
| Anti-Jackson Democrat | Samuel B. Moore (incumbent) | 3,643 | 13.91% | ||
| Majority | 6,266 | 23.93% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| County | John Gayle
Jacksonian |
Nicholas Davis
National Republican |
Samuel B. Moore
Anti-Jackson Democrat |
Total Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 631 | 56.00% | 356 | 31.60% | 139 | 12.30% | 1,126 |
| Baldwin | 119 | 59.80% | 77 | 38.70% | 3 | 1.50% | 199 |
| Bibb | 595 | 71.80% | 69 | 8.30% | 165 | 19.90% | 829 |
| Blount | 371 | 71.90% | 86 | 16.70% | 59 | 11.40% | 516 |
| Butler | 254 | 37.60% | 330 | 48.80% | 62 | 9.20% | 646 |
| Clarke | 562 | 82.50% | 82 | 12.00% | 37 | 5.40% | 681 |
| Conecuh | 449 | 66.90% | 208 | 3.00% | 14 | 2.10% | 671 |
| Covington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dale | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fayette | 60 | 15.40% | 114 | 29.30% | 215 | 55.30% | 389 |
| Franklin | 381 | 38.50% | 555 | 56.10% | 53 | 5.40% | 989 |
| Greene | 1,398 | 90.60% | 65 | 4.20% | 80 | 5.20% | 1,543 |
| Henry | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Jackson | 649 | 36.60% | 342 | 19.30% | 780 | 44.00% | 1,771 |
| Jefferson | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lauderdale | 438 | 37.60% | 703 | 60.40% | 23 | 2.00% | 1,164 |
| Lawrence | 617 | 45.50% | 635 | 46.90% | 103 | 7.60% | 1,355 |
| Limestone | 449 | 33.30% | 893 | 62.40% | 6 | 0.40% | 1,348 |
| Lowndes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Madison | 1,535 | 63.20% | 804 | 33.10% | 91 | 3.70% | 2,430 |
| Marengo | 743 | 89.60% | 64 | 6.40% | 22 | 2.70% | 829 |
| Marion | 161 | 37.90% | 169 | 39.80% | 95 | 22.40% | 425 |
| Mobile | 533 | 70.60% | 221 | 9.30% | 1 | 0.10% | 755 |
| Monroe | 503 | 67.20% | 237 | 31.60% | 9 | 1.20% | 749 |
| Montgomery | 1,020 | 51.80% | 915 | 28.50% | 36 | 1.80% | 1,971 |
| Morgan | 481 | 44.20% | 555 | 51.00% | 53 | 4.90% | 1,089 |
| Perry | 615 | 61.70% | 182 | 18.30% | 199 | 20.00% | 996 |
| Pickens | 255 | 29.10% | 304 | 34.70% | 316 | 36.10% | 875 |
| Pike | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| St. Clair | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shelby | 429 | 51.30% | 387 | 46.30% | 20 | 2.40% | 836 |
| Tuscaloosa | 441 | 29.20% | 754 | 50.00% | 313 | 20.80% | 1,508 |
| Walker | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wilcox | 456 | 56.70% | 254 | 31.50% | 95 | 11.80% | 805 |
| Total | 14,403 | 55.00% | 8,137 | 31.10% | 3,643 | 13.90% | 26,183 |
