1930 Alabama gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1930 United States gubernatorial elections.

1930 Alabama gubernatorial election

←  1926 November 4, 1930 1934  →

Nominee Benjamin M. Miller Hugh A. Locke Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 155,034 95,745 Percentage 61.82% 38.18%

County results Miller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Locke:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Bibb Graves Democratic Elected Governor Benjamin M. Miller Democratic

The 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic primary

At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; a candidate who won the Democratic primary was all but assured of winning the general election. At this point, the Alabama Democratic Party used the supplementary vote in its primary elections. ^[1]

Results

1930 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary [2]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Democratic	Benjamin M. Miller	77,066	39.18%	9,994	87,060	51.61%	​​
	Democratic	W. C. Davis	70,966	36.06%	10,673	81,639	48.39%	​​
	Democratic	Woolsey Finnell	19,320	9.82%				​​
	Democratic	Charlie C. McCall	19,004	9.66%				​​
	Democratic	J. A. Carnley	7,834	3.98%				​​
	Democratic	Watt T. Brown	2,518	1.28%				​​

Results

1930 Alabama gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin M. Miller	155,034	61.82
	Independent	Hugh A. Locke	95,745	38.18
Total votes			250,779	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Second-Choice Voting: How It Works In Alabama". The Birmingham News . August 10, 1930. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
2. Owen, Marie B. (1931). Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1931. Montgomery, Alabama: The Wilson Printing Company. pp. 531–535. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
3. "AL Governor 1930" . Retrieved October 24, 2016.