1950 Alabama gubernatorial election

1950 Alabama gubernatorial election
November 7, 1950
 
NomineeGordon PersonsJohn S. Crowder
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote154,41415,127
Percentage91.08%8.92%
County results
Persons:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Jim Folsom
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gordon Persons
Democratic

The 1950 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Jim Folsom 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.

Candidates

Results

1950 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGordon Persons 137,055 34.08
DemocraticPhil Hamm56,39514.02
DemocraticElbert Boozer61,53011.94
DemocraticJ. Bruce Henderson38,8679.66
DemocraticChauncey Sparks27,4046.81
DemocraticBull Connor20,6295.13
DemocraticRobert Bell20,1715.02
DemocraticReuben Newton15,5023.85
DemocraticJoe Money10,5552.62
DemocraticWilliam M. Beck10,2182.54
DemocraticAlbert Stapp6,2001.54
DemocraticWiley Gordon6,0671.51
DemocraticHugh Dubose2,5940.65
DemocraticJas. M. Dement2,0300.51
DemocraticW. R. Farnell4780.12
Total votes402,186 100.00

Hamm withdrew from the primary runoff, meaning that Persons became the Democratic nominee.

Results

1950 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGordon Persons 154,414 91.08
RepublicanJohn S. Crowder15,1278.92
Total votes169,541 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "AL Governor D Primary 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "AL Governor 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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