Election Name: | 1857 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1855 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1855 |
Next Election: | 1859 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1859 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | August 3, 1857 |
Turnout: | 5.74% |
Image1: | Andrew B. Moore.jpg |
Image1 Upright: | .5 |
Nominee1: | Andrew B. Moore |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 41,871 |
Percentage1: | 94.48% |
Image2 Upright: | .5 |
Nominee2: | Others |
Popular Vote2: | 2,447 |
Percentage2: | 5.52% |
Map Size: | 170px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John A. Winston |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Andrew B. Moore |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1857 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 3, 1857, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democrat Andrew B. Moore won his first term as governor. Moore ran unopposed in the general election. Incumbent John A. Winston did not run because he was term-limited.
Moore won the nomination after 26 ballots in a contest between several candidates. Moore supported states' rights but, at the time, believed the South's grievances did not justify disunion. His nomination and eventual election was seen as the moderate, non-secessionist choice of Alabama voters.