Claim: National Republican Party candidate, Israel Pickens ran against Democratic-Republican candidate, Henry Chambers in the 1823 Alabama gubernatorial election; Chambers was Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Alabama House Member, Pickens had been Alabama's Governor since 1821, and US Representative for North Carolina.
Evidence: 1823 Alabama gubernatorial election National Republican Israel Pickens Democratic–Republican Henry H. Chambers Henry H. Chambers, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Alabama House member in 1820 Israel Pickens, Alabama governor since 1821, US Representative for North Carolina 1811-1817