1918 Alabama House of Representatives election

1918 Alabama House of Representatives election

←  1914 November 5, 1918 1922  →
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Archibald H. Carmichael Chester Tubb (lost re-election) W. E. Thomas (did not stand) Party Democratic Republican Progressive Leader since January 12, 1915 November 3, 1914 November 3, 1914 Leader's seat Colbert Co. — — Last election 104 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seats won 102 4 0 Seat change 2 3 1
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican gain     Republican hold
Speaker before election Archibald H. Carmichael Democratic Elected Speaker Henry P. Merritt Democratic

The 1918 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 1918, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 102 Democrats and 4 Republicans were elected to the 1919 House.

On January 14, 1919, Henry P. Merritt of Macon County was unanimously elected speaker. ^[1] After the adjournment of the 1919 Legislature, Merritt was appointed to the Alabama Court of Appeals on October 23, 1919. ^[2] On September 14, 1920, Seybourn A. Lynne of Morgan County was unanimously elected to take his place. ^[3]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1914 and 1918 elections: ^{[4] [5]}

• Chilton: Republican William A. Reynolds was elected. "Bull Moose" Progressive W. E. Thomas won this seat in 1914. ^[6]
• Cullman: Republican T. H. Robertson was elected. Democrat R. E. Ryan won this seat in 1914.
• Shelby: Republican A. P. Longshore was elected. Democrat H. M. Judge won this seat in 1914.
• Winston: Republican Jeremiah Burns defeated incumbent Republican representative Chester Tubb in the primary.

See also

• 1918 Alabama elections
  • 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
  • 1918 Alabama gubernatorial election
• 1918 United States elections

References

1. Holt, David (14 January 1919). "Henry P. Merritt Elected Speaker Without Dissent". The Birmingham News . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
2. "Can Merritt hold office?". Birmingham Post-Herald. 25 October 1919. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
3. "S. A. Lynne Speaker". The Montgomery Advertiser. 15 September 1920. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
4. Holt, David (1 December 1918). "Three Factions Will Constitute Next Alabama Legislative Body". The Birmingham News . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
5. "Three Avowed Republicans are in Next Legislature". The Montgomery Advertiser . 22 November 1914. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
6. "Representative W. E. Thomas". The Troy Messenger. 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.