1914 Alabama House of Representatives election

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1914 Alabama House of Representatives election
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  1910 November 3, 1914 1918  

All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Edw. B. Almon, Ala. LCCN2016822211 (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Edward B. Almon
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 10, 1911
Leader's seat Colbert Co.
Last election102 seats4 seats
Seats won1041
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3

 Third party
 
Party Progressive
Last electionNew
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1

1914 Alabama House of Representatives election gains.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     Progressive gain

Speaker before election

Edward B. Almon
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Archibald H. Carmichael
Democratic

The 1914 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1914, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 104 Democrats, 1 Republican, and 1 Progressive were elected to the 1915 House.

Contents

Democratic candidates affiliated with the temperance movement won a large majority in both houses of the 1915 Legislature. On January 12, 1915, former speaker Archibald H. Carmichael of Colbert County was nominated speaker with 71 votes to 30. [1]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1910 and 1914 elections: [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. "Drys Victorious In Both Houses of Legislature". Union Springs Herald . 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. "Eleven Vacancies In Legislature". Russell Register. 20 September 1912. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. "The next Legislature of Alabama..." The Choctaw Advocate. 25 November 1914. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. "Representative W. E. Thomas". The Troy Messenger. 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.