1863 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1863 Governor race

Who won the 1863 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Hill Watts won the 1863 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Hill Watts received 28,221 popular votes (71.71%). The main challenger was John Gill Shorter (24.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Watts and Shorter

Watts +47.1 pts · won by 18,557 votes

Thomas Hill WattsWhig PartyWINNER71.71%

28,221 votes

John Gill Shorter Democratic24.56%

9,664 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.