1865 Alabama gubernatorial election
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County results Patton: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Bulger: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Smith: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1865 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1865, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Whig Robert M. Patton won with a narrow plurality of the votes, beating Democrat Michael J. Bulger by about 4,000 votes.
This was the last time a Whig won any election in US history.