1938 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1938 United States Senate Democratic primary special election in Alabama
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  1932 January 4, 1938 1944  
  Lister Hill 1938 (cropped).jpg HEFLIN, J. THOMAS. SENATOR LCCN2016861288 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Lister Hill James Thomas Heflin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote90,60150,189
Percentage61.81%34.24%

1938 United States Senate Primary special election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Hill:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Heflin:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Dixie Bibb Graves
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

There were 2 elections due to the August 19, 1937, resignation of two-term Democrat Hugo Black. Democrat Dixie Bibb Graves was appointed August 20, 1937 (by her husband, the governor) to finish Black's term

Contents

J. Lister Hill won the primary on Jan 4, 1938 with 61.81% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Alabama special Democratic primary, January 4, 1938 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Lister Hill 90,601 61.81%
Democratic James Thomas Heflin 50,18934.24%
Democratic Charles W. Williams5,7833.95%
Turnout 146,5731.87%
Democratic hold
Majority40,41227.57%

After congressman J. Lister Hill won the January 4, 1938, Democratic primary, Graves resigned and Hill was appointed to continue the term until the April 26, 1938, special election, which he won unopposed.

Results

Alabama special election, April 26, 1938 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) 49,429 100.00%
Turnout 1.87%
Alabama election [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) 113,413 86.38%
Republican J. M. Pennington17,88513.62%
NoneScattering10.00%
Turnout 131,2994.96%

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Jan 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN   9780836955248.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special Election Race - Apr 26, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN   9780836955248.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)