1942 Alabama House of Representatives election

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1942 Alabama House of Representatives election
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  1938 November 3, 1942 1946  

All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Judge Hugh D. Merrill.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Hugh D. Merrill Percy M. Pitts
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 10, 1939January 10, 1939
Leader's seat Calhoun Co. Chilton Co.
Last election105 seats, 92.85%1 seat, 7.14%
Seats won1051
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote160,4004,114
Percentage97.50%2.50%

1942 Alabama House of Representatives election gains.svg

     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain

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1942 Alabama House of Representatives election by vote share.svg

Democratic:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     Unopposed
Republican:     60–70%


Speaker before election

Hugh D. Merrill
Democratic

Elected Speaker

George O. Miller
Democratic

The 1942 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1942, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. The result was a near-electoral wipeout, as 105 of 106 candidates elected were members of the Democratic Party, with one Republican (Frank Minis Johnson) elected. [1] The election used nearly the same seat apportionment first established by the Alabama Constitution of 1901. [2]

As the Democratic Party was dominant in the state, state legislative seats were generally decided at the Democratic primary election. The first round of the Democratic primary was held on May 7 with runoff elections on June 4. On November 16, 1942, representative George O. Miller of Sumter County was unanimously elected Speaker of the House. [3]

The election took place concurrently with elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local offices.

General election results

Party gains

Source for 1938 election winners: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939. [4]

By district

District Democratic Republican Total
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%VotesMaj.Mrg.
ChiltonG. C. Walker2,53265.04%T. E. Wyatt1,36134.96%3,893+1,171+30.08%
FranklinWilliam Still1,59980.64%T. L. Pounders38419.36%1,983+1,215+61.27%
ShelbyFrank Head1,43084.62%S. M. Harney26015.38%1,690+1,170+69.23%
St. ClairW. J. Hodges1,81075.57%C. R. Robinson58524.43%2,395+1,225+51.15%
WinstonJames M. Howell76033.27% Frank Minis Johnson 1,52466.73%2,284−764−33.45%
Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1943. (p. 802–805) [5]


See also

References

  1. "One Republican In Legislature". The Huntsville Times . 4 November 1942. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. Stallworth, Clarke. "What Alabama Constitution Provides". Birmingham Post-Herald . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. Hope, Sherlock (16 November 1942). "Honor Is Given To Local Man". The Birmingham Post . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. Owen, Marie Bankhead (1939). Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939. Montgomery, Alabama: Walker Printing Company. pp. 708–710. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. Owen, Marie B. (1943). Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1943. Montgomery, Alabama: Walker Printing Company. pp. 802–805. Retrieved 4 October 2025.