| Election Name: | 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Flag Year: | 1819 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1821 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1821 |
| Election Date: | September 20–21, 1819 |
| Nominee1: | William W. Bibb |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,321 |
| Percentage1: | 53.82% |
| Nominee2: | Marmaduke Williams |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,140 |
| Percentage2: | 46.18% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| Governor | |
| After Election: | William W. Bibb |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
The 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20–21, 1819, to elect the first governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate William Wyatt Bibb defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Marmaduke Williams with 53.82% of the vote. The debate over where Alabama's permanent capital should be was reportedly an important issue in the race - Williams supported Tuscaloosa while Bibb proposed Cahawba. After the election, Cahawba was made capital, but it was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1825.[1]
| County | William W. BibbDemocratic-Republican | Marmaduke WilliamsDemocratic-Republican | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | |||||
| Autauga | 440 | 98.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 446 | |
| Baldwin | 126 | 92.0% | 11 | 8.0% | 137 | |
| Blount | 111 | 13.3% | 722 | 86.7% | 833 | |
| Cahawba | 335 | 82.1% | 73 | 17.9% | 408 | |
| Clarke | 543 | 66.5% | 274 | 33.5% | 817 | |
| Conecuh | 460 | 92.2% | 39 | 7.8% | 499 | |
| Cotaco | 195 | 30.0% | 454 | 70.0% | 649 | |
| Dallas | 647 | 84.9% | 115 | 15.1% | 762 | |
| Franklin | 161 | 29.4% | 387 | 70.6% | 548 | |
| Lauderdale | 142 | 28.6% | 355 | 71.4% | 497 | |
| Lawrence | 493 | 62.4% | 297 | 37.6% | 790 | |
| Limestone | 906 | 82.2% | 196 | 17.8% | 1,102 | |
| Madison | 1,225 | 49.6% | 1,244 | 50.4% | 2,469 | |
| Marengo | 184 | 31.2% | 405 | 68.8% | 589 | |
| Mobile | 172 | 83.9% | 33 | 16.1% | 205 | |
| Monroe | 650 | 54.9% | 534 | 45.1% | 1,184 | |
| Montgomery | 440 | 55.7% | 350 | 44.3% | 790 | |
| St. Clair | 350 | 66.3% | 178 | 33.7% | 528 | |
| Shelby | 278 | 74.3% | 96 | 25.7% | 374 | |
| Tuscaloosa | 123 | 13.0% | 824 | 87.0% | 947 | |
| Washington | 257 | 44.4% | 322 | 55.6% | 579 | |
| Totals | 8,321 | 53.8% | 7,140 | 46.2% | 15,461 | |