1902 Alabama House of Representatives election

1902 Alabama House of Representatives election

← 1900 November 4, 1902 1906 →
All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Alfred M. Tunstall — Party Democratic Republican Leader since March 1901 — Leader's seat Hale Co. — Last election 86 seats 5 seats Seats won 102 2 Seat change 16 3   Third party Fourth party   Party Populist Independent Last election 7 seats 2 seats Seats won 1 0 Seat change 6 2
Results:      Democratic gain     Democratic hold      Republican gain     Republican hold      Populist gain Black outlined circles denote newly allocated seats.
Speaker before election Alfred M. Tunstall Democratic Elected Speaker Alfred M. Tunstall Democratic

The 1902 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1902, to elect 105 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. This was the first state house election held in Alabama after the ratification of the 1901 Alabama Constitution. The constitution increased the size of the state house from 100 members to 105, allocating an additional seat each to Butler, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, and Walker counties. ^[1]

Of the 105 members elected, 102 were Democrats, two were Republicans, and one was a Populist. ^[2] The previous legislature elected in 1900 had seven Populists, five Republicans, and two independents. ^[3] Alfred M. Tunstall was re-elected Speaker of the House on January 14, 1903. Tunstall became speaker in March 1901 following the death of incumbent speaker Francis L. Pettus. ^{[4] [5]}

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1900 and 1902 elections.

• Butler: Gained a new seat this election. Democrats Henry B. Pillery and George W. Lee were elected. Populist T. H. Crenshaw won the county's sole seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Cherokee: Democrat William Siglin was elected. Populist Thomas Blair won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Chilton: Republican L. H. Reynolds was elected. Populist L. B. Pounds won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Clay: Democrat W. T. Preston was elected. Populist J. B. Carmichael won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Coosa: Democrat John W. Johnson was elected. Republican J. H. Porter won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Coffee: Democrat W. H. Warren was elected. Independent B. W. Fleming won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Escambia: Democrat N. R. Leigh Jr. was elected. Populist Joseph H. L. Henley won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Fayette: Democrat R. F. Peters was elected. Populist J. S. Hollis won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Franklin: Democrat W. J. James was elected. Republican-Populist J. A. Byars won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Geneva: Populist Mills was elected. Democrat W. J. Keith Sr. won this seat in 1900.
• Lee: Democrats C. R. McCrary and L. R. Wheless were elected. Independent L. C. Jones and Democrat T. L. Kennedy won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Marshall: Democrat John A. Lusk was elected. Populist W. H. Bartlett won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• St. Clair : Democrat W. T. Brown was elected. Republican-Populist N. B. Spears won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Shelby : Democrat E. S. Lyman was elected. Republican-Populist G. B. Deans won this seat in 1900. ^[3]
• Winston: Republican P. H. Newman was elected. Republican-Populist R. M. Rivers won this seat in 1900. ^[3]

See also

• 1902 Alabama elections
  • 1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
  • 1902 Alabama gubernatorial election
• 1902 United States elections

References

1. "Personell of Senate and House of Representatives". Birmingham Post-Herald . 9 November 1902. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
2. "A Few Words About the Election". Daily Mountain Eagle. 12 November 1902. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
3. "The Last Legislature". The Birmingham News . 6 November 1902. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
4. "Hon. Francis L. Pettus Dead". The Standard Gauge. 14 March 1901. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
5. "Tunstall Announces for Speaker". The Clayton Record . 12 September 1902. Retrieved 26 September 2025.