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1851 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1851 Governor race

Who won the 1851 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

Henry W. Collier won the 1851 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. Henry W. Collier received 37,480 popular votes (85.76%). The main challenger was James Shields (13.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Collier and Shields

Collier +72.6 pts · won by 31,731 votes
Henry W. CollierDemocraticWINNER85.76%
37,480 votes
James ShieldsWhig Party13.16%
5,749 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.