1910 Alabama Senate election

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An election in the U.S. state of Alabama took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1910, to elect 35 representatives to serve 4-year terms in the Alabama Senate.

Quick facts 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate 18 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
1910 Alabama Senate election
← 1906
November 8, 1910
1914 â†’
35 seats in the Alabama State Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader E. P. Thomas
(did not stand)		 —
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 1907 —
Leader's seat 24th–Barbour Co. —
Last election 35 seats, 87.90% 0 seats, 11.68%
Seats before 35 0
Seats won 34 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 80,794 9,964
Percentage 87.85% 10.83%

     Democratic hold      Republican gain

Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      Unopposed
Republican:      50–60%

President pro tempore before election

E. P. Thomas
Democratic

 Elected President pro tempore

Hugh Morrow
Democratic

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Thirty-four senators elected were Democrats, and one, James B. Sloan, was a Republican elected to represent the 3rd district. Democrat Finis E. St. John, Sloan's opponent in the general election, filed a contest against Sloan's election alleging voter irregularities in Winston County, a Republican stronghold.[1] St. John withdrew his contest by December 28.[2]

Senator Hugh Morrow of Jefferson County was elected President pro tempore of the Senate without opposition when the legislature convened on January 10, 1911.[3]

General election results

More information District, Democrats ...
District Democrats Republicans Independents Total
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Mrg.
1st Thurston H. Allen2,23888.67% A. J. McGee28611.33% ——— 2,524+1,952+77.34%
2nd C. M. Sherrod2,43581.19% T. P. Wood56418.81% ——— 2,999+1,871+62.39%
3rd Finis E. St. John3,06547.28% James B. Sloan3,41752.72% ——— 6,482−352−5.43%
6th Watt T. Brown2,57564.25% M. M. Davidson1,43335.75% ——— 4,008+1,142+28.49%
7th Thomas Kilby1,77684.37% Fred D. Noble32915.63% ——— 2,105+1,447+68.74%
8th Thomas S. Plowman1,22987.47% T. M. Roberts17612.53% ——— 1,405+1,053+74.95%
15th Thomas A. Curry2,77852.65% P. E. Alexander2,49847.35% ——— 5,276+280+5.31%
29th James A. Nance2,70369.20% ——— Z. T. Brock1,20330.80% 3,906+1,500+38.40%
34th Walter B. Merrill2,95970.12% H. C. Knight1,26129.88% ——— 4,220+1,698+40.24%
Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1911. (p. 299–302)[4]
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Elected unopposed

The following candidates did not see any competition in the general election:

  • District 4: Robert E. Spragins (Democratic, incumbent) received 1,631 votes.
  • District 5: Charles W. Brown (Democratic) received 2,863 votes.
  • District 9: James D. Norman (Democratic) received 2,424 votes.
  • District 10: Oscar S. Justice (Democratic) received 3,105 votes.
  • District 11: Frank S. Moody (Democratic, incumbent) received 1,841 votes.
  • District 12: Cecil A. Beasley (Democratic) received 3,523 votes.
  • District 13: Hugh Morrow (Democratic) received 7,190 votes.
  • District 14: Samuel H. Sprott (Democratic) received 1,256 votes.
  • District 16: Charles P. Rogers Sr. (Democratic) received 501 votes.
  • District 17: William C. Crumpton (Democratic) received 3,125 votes.
  • District 18: William J. Vaiden (Democratic) received 1,676 votes.
  • District 19: Benjamin D. Turner (Democratic) received 1,884 votes. Turner died on January 15, 1911, before he could be sworn in.[5]
  • District 20: Charles H. Miller (Democratic) received 1,933 votes.
  • District 21: Edwin M. Lovelace (Democratic) received 1,760 votes.
  • District 22: Norman D. Godbold (Democratic) received 761 votes.
  • District 23: Charles A. Stokes (Democratic) received 2,332 votes.
  • District 24: Robert Moulthrop (Democratic) received 1,229 votes.
  • District 25: Felix Folmar (Democratic) received 3,753 votes.
  • District 26: Thomas S. Frazer (Democratic) received 1,231 votes.
  • District 27: Noah P. Renfroe (Democratic) received 1,264 votes.
  • District 28: Michel H. Screws (Democratic) received 2,200 votes.
  • District 30: Victor B. Atkins (Democratic) received 2,503 votes.
  • District 31: Ernest B. Fite (Democratic) received 2,771 votes.
  • District 32: Alfred M. Turnstall (Democratic) received 1,029 votes.
  • District 33: Thomas M. Stevens (Democratic) received 2,546 votes. 7 write-in votes were recorded.
  • District 35: John J. Espy (Democratic) received 2,705 votes. 1 write-in vote was recorded.

1907–1910 special elections

District 5 (Jackson–Marshall)

More information Party, Candidate ...
June 22, 1909 Senate District 5 special election
Resignation of John A. Lusk[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samuel Phillips 752 59.07%
Democratic C. M. Smith 521 40.93%
Total votes 1,273 100.00%
Democratic hold
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District 25 (Coffee–Crenshaw–Pike)

More information Party, Candidate ...
September 28, 1907 Senate District 25 special election
Resignation of Lucien D. Gardner[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Gamble 1,184 99.50%
Write-in J. S. Carroll 6 0.50%
Total votes 1,190 100.00%
Democratic hold
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