1845 Alabama gubernatorial election

1845 Alabama gubernatorial election

August 4, 1845
Turnout	9.57%
Nominee Joshua L. Martin Nathaniel Terry Party Independent Democrat Democratic Popular vote 30,261 25,587 Percentage 53.55% 45.28%
Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Terry:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Unknown/No Vote:
Governor before election Benjamin Fitzpatrick Democratic Elected Governor Joshua L. Martin Independent Politician

The 1845 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 4, 1845, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Term started on December 10, 1845. Independent Joshua L. Martin won his only term as Governor with 53.55% of the vote.

To date, it is the only election where an Independent candidate won a gubernatorial election in Alabama.

Candidates

Independent

• Joshua L. Martin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839.

Democratic Party

• Nathaniel Terry

Whig Party

• Nicholas Davis, previous candidate for this seat in 1831 and member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1819 to 1820.

Election

1845 Alabama gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Democrat	Joshua L. Martin	30,261	53.55%	+53.55%
	Democratic	Nathaniel Terry	25,587	45.28%	−54.72%
	Whig	Nicholas Davis	665	1.18%	+1.18%
Total votes			56,513	100%	N/A
	Independent Democrat gain from Democratic