Robert B. Lindsay Democratic David P. Lewis Republican The 1872 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the governor of Alabama.

Republican David P. Lewis, a former Democrat and Confederate deputy, narrowly defeated former Confederate Army officer Thomas H. Herndon of the Democratic party by a margin of 4.48%.

This would be the last time until 1986 in which a Republican was elected governor of Alabama.

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