1851 Alabama gubernatorial election

1851 Alabama gubernatorial election

August 4, 1851
Turnout	5.66%
Nominee Henry W. Collier James Shields Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 37,480 5,749 Percentage 85.76% 13.16%
Collier:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Shields:      50–60% Unknown/No Vote:
Governor before election Henry W. Collier Democratic Elected Governor Henry W. Collier Democratic

The 1851 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 4, 1851, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democrat Henry W. Collier won his second term by a 72.60% margin.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Henry W. Collier, incumbent
• William Lowndes Yancey, representative of Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1844 to 1846.
• Nathaniel Terry, narrowly lost in the 1845 election.

Whig Party

• James Shields

Election

1851 Alabama gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Henry W. Collier (incumbent)	37,480	85.76%	−12.42%
	Whig	James Shields	5,749	13.16%	+13.16%
	Write-in		473	1.08%	-0.74%
Total votes			46,097	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold