Alabama gubernatorial election, 1926

Alabama gubernatorial election, 1926
November 2, 1926
 
Nominee Bibb Graves J. A. Bingham
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 93,432 21,605
Percentage 81.22 18.78
Governor before election

William W. Brandon
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Bibb Graves
Democratic

The 1926 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1926, in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent William W. Brandon 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; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election.

Candidates


Results

Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1926[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bibb Graves 61,493 27.62
Democratic Charles S. McDowell 59,669 26.80
Democratic Archibald Hill Carmichael 54,072 24.29
Democratic A. G. Patterson 47,411 21.29
Total votes 222,645 100.00

Results

Alabama gubernatorial election, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bibb Graves 93,432 81.22
Republican J. A. Bingham 21,605 18.78
Total votes 115,037 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "AL Governor D Primary 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AL Governor 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 24, 2016.


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