1910 Alabama House of Representatives election

1910 Alabama House of Representatives election

←  1906 November 8, 1910 1914  →
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Archibald H. Carmichael (did not stand) — Party Democratic Republican Leader since March 5, 1907 — Leader's seat Colbert Co. — Last election 104 seats 2 seats Seats won 102 4 Seat change 2 2
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.

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]

• Chilton: Republican W. L. Popwell was elected. ^[a] Republican J. Osmond Middleton won this seat in 1906.
• Fayette: Republican Sim T. Wright was elected. Democrat W. M. Cannon won this seat in 1906.
• Shelby: Republican W. H. Sturdivant was elected. Democrat Hosea Parson won this seat in 1906.
• Winston: Republican James E. Edmunds was elected. Republican W. M. Barton won this seat in 1906.

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

See also

• 1910 Alabama elections
  • 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
  • 1910 Alabama gubernatorial election
• 1910 United States elections

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.