| Election Name: | 1831 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Flag Year: | 1819 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1829 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1829 |
| Next Election: | 1833 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1833 |
| Election Date: | August 1, 1831 |
| Nominee1: | John Gayle |
| Party1: | Jacksonian Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,403 |
| Percentage1: | 55.01% |
| Nominee2: | Nicholas Davis |
| Party2: | National Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,137 |
| Percentage2: | 31.08% |
| Nominee3: | Samuel B. Moore |
| Party3: | Jacksonian Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,643 |
| Percentage3: | 13.91% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel B. Moore |
| Before Party: | Jacksonian Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Gayle |
| After Party: | Jacksonian Party (United States) |
The 1831 Alabama gubernatorial election was an election held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Alabama. Jacksonian candidate John Gayle beat the incumbent Jacksonian governor Samuel B. Moore and National Republican candidate Nicholas Davis with 55.01% of the vote.
| John GayleJacksonian | Nicholas DavisNational Republican | Samuel B. MooreAnti-Jackson Democrat | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||||||
| align="center" | Autauga | 631 | 56.00% | 356 | 31.60% | 139 | 12.30% | 1,126 |
| align="center" | Baldwin | 119 | 59.80% | 77 | 38.70% | 3 | 1.50% | 199 |
| align="center" | Bibb | 595 | 71.80% | 69 | 8.30% | 165 | 19.90% | 829 |
| align="center" | Blount | 371 | 71.90% | 86 | 16.70% | 59 | 11.40% | 516 |
| align="center" | Butler | 254 | 37.60% | 330 | 48.80% | 62 | 9.20% | 646 |
| align="center" | Clarke | 562 | 82.50% | 82 | 12.00% | 37 | 5.40% | 681 |
| align="center" | Conecuh | 449 | 66.90% | 208 | 3.00% | 14 | 2.10% | 671 |
| Covington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Dale | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Fayette | 60 | 15.40% | 114 | 29.30% | 215 | 55.30% | 389 |
| align="center" | Franklin | 381 | 38.50% | 555 | 56.10% | 53 | 5.40% | 989 |
| align="center" | Greene | 1,398 | 90.60% | 65 | 4.20% | 80 | 5.20% | 1,543 |
| Henry | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Jackson | 649 | 36.60% | 342 | 19.30% | 780 | 44.00% | 1,771 |
| Jefferson | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Lauderdale | 438 | 37.60% | 703 | 60.40% | 23 | 2.00% | 1,164 |
| align="center" | Lawrence | 617 | 45.50% | 635 | 46.90% | 103 | 7.60% | 1,355 |
| align="center" | Limestone | 449 | 33.30% | 893 | 62.40% | 6 | 0.40% | 1,348 |
| Lowndes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Madison | 1,535 | 63.20% | 804 | 33.10% | 91 | 3.70% | 2,430 |
| align="center" | Marengo | 743 | 89.60% | 64 | 6.40% | 22 | 2.70% | 829 |
| align="center" | Marion | 161 | 37.90% | 169 | 39.80% | 95 | 22.40% | 425 |
| align="center" | Mobile | 533 | 70.60% | 221 | 9.30% | 1 | 0.10% | 755 |
| align="center" | Monroe | 503 | 67.20% | 237 | 31.60% | 9 | 1.20% | 749 |
| align="center" | Montgomery | 1,020 | 51.80% | 915 | 28.50% | 36 | 1.80% | 1,971 |
| align="center" | Morgan | 481 | 44.20% | 555 | 51.00% | 53 | 4.90% | 1,089 |
| align="center" | Perry | 615 | 61.70% | 182 | 18.30% | 199 | 20.00% | 996 |
| align="center" | Pickens | 255 | 29.10% | 304 | 34.70% | 316 | 36.10% | 875 |
| Pike | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| St. Clair | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Shelby | 429 | 51.30% | 387 | 46.30% | 20 | 2.40% | 836 |
| align="center" | Tuscaloosa | 441 | 29.20% | 754 | 50.00% | 313 | 20.80% | 1,508 |
| Walker | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| align="center" | Wilcox | 456 | 56.70% | 254 | 31.50% | 95 | 11.80% | 805 |
| Total | 14,403 | 55.00% | 8,137 | 31.10% | 3,643 | 13.90% | 26,183 | |