1910 Alabama House of Representatives election

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1910 Alabama House of Representatives election
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  1906 November 8, 1910 1914  

All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Archibald Hill Carmichael.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Archibald H. Carmichael
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceMarch 5, 1907
Leader's seat Colbert Co.
Last election104 seats2 seats
Seats won1024
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2

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Results:
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold

Speaker before election

Archibald H. Carmichael
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Edward B. Almon
Democratic

The 1910 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1910, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 102 Democrats and 4 Republicans were elected to the 1911 House.

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Newly-elected representative Edward B. Almon of Colbert County was elected speaker on the second ballot over J. Lee Long, 50 votes to 48, on January 10, 1911. Both had tied for 49 votes on the first ballot. [1]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1906 and 1910 elections: [2]

  1. Affiliation not listed in initial reports; identified as a Republican by 1912 [3]

See also

References

  1. "Judge Almon Chosen As Speaker Of The House". The Living Truth. 13 January 1911. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. "Alabama Items". Franklin County Times. 1 December 1910. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. "Eleven Vacancies In Legislature". Russell Register. 20 September 1912. Retrieved 1 October 2025.