1918 Alabama House of Representatives election

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1918 Alabama House of Representatives election
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  1914 November 5, 1918 1922  

All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Archibald Hill Carmichael.jpg 3x4.svg 3x4.svg
Leader Archibald H. Carmichael Chester Tubb
(lost re-election)
W. E. Thomas
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Leader sinceJanuary 12, 1915November 3, 1914November 3, 1914
Leader's seat Colbert Co.
Last election104 seats1 seat1 seat
Seats won10240
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1

1918 Alabama House of Representatives election gains.svg
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.

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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]

See also

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.