1946 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1946 Alabama gubernatorial election
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  1942 November 5, 1946 1950  
  Jim Folsom circa 1947.jpg Lyman Ward Wiki.jpg
Nominee Jim Folsom Lyman Ward
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote174,96222,362
Percentage88.67%11.33%

1946 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Folsom:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Chauncey Sparks
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Folsom
Democratic

The 1946 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Chauncey Sparks was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Contents

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.

Candidates

Results

Results by county:
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Folsom
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Ellis
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
70-80%
Poole
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
60-70%
Boozer
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
70-80%
80-90%
Persons
20-30%
30-40% Alabama Dem Primary gov 1946.jpg
Results by county:
  Folsom
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Ellis
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70-80%
  Poole
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  •   60-70%
  Boozer
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  Persons
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
1946 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Folsom 103,174 28.46
Democratic Leven H. Ellis 88,459 24.40
Democratic Joe N. Poole70,92519.56
Democratic Elbert Boozer58,13416.04
Democratic Gordon Persons 41,85111.54
Total votes362,543 100.00

Runoff

As no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election was held.

1946 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Folsom 205,168 58.74
Democratic Leven H. Ellis 144,12641.26
Total votes349,294 100.00

Results

1946 Alabama gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Folsom 174,962 88.67
Republican Lyman Ward 22,36211.33
Total votes197,324 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "AL Governor D Primary 1946" . Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. "AL Governor D Primary Runoff 1946" . Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. "AL Governor 1946" . Retrieved October 17, 2016.