Template:Did you know nominations/1874 Alabama gubernatorial election

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 19:22, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

1874 Alabama gubernatorial election

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• ... that the 1874 Alabama gubernatorial election was the start of a winning streak for the Alabama Democrats that would remain unbroken until 1986? Source: "William Hugh Smith was the first Republican governor in state history, but he served only briefly, from 1868 until 1870, as did the second, David P. Lewis (1872-1874). Guy Hunt, the third Republican elected governor in Alabama, assumed office more than a century later in 1987."[1]
  • ALT1: ... that the adoption of a new constitution in the aftermath of the 1874 Alabama gubernatorial election led to a lack of schools for Black citizens? Source: [2] (p. 193) "...many Black schools did not exist where they were needed"
  • ALT2: ... that the 1874 Alabama gubernatorial election was marred by violence and fraud? Source: "Evidence exists that the Democrats prevented black Republicans from voting through violence and intimidation, destroyed marked ballots, and invited residents of Georgia to cross the border and vote for Democratic candidates." [3]
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  • Comment: No need for QPQ at present. ALT2 could be worded slightly differently (e.g. "was won through violence and fraud"), and feel free to suggest other blurbs. Also feel free to pick whichever you like, I personally have no real preference.

5x expanded by Duonaut (talk). Self-nominated at 18:51, 6 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/1874 Alabama gubernatorial election; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• The article is long enough, is new enough due to it passing the 5x expansion rule, is well-sourced, free of bias, has an interesting and cited hook, and has no problems with images or QPQ. Happy to approve. ISD (talk) 10:29, 7 September 2023 (UTC)