1930 Alabama House of Representatives election
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The 1930 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1930, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 100 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 3 "pollywogs" or "Jeffersonians," independent Democrats who were associated with J. Thomas Heflin's U.S. Senate re-election bid, were elected to the 1931 House.[1]
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November 4, 1930
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All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results: Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Independent Body gain Multi-member districts: Democratic majority Independent Body majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representative Alfred M. Tunstall of Hale County was unanimously elected for a second stint as Speaker of the House on January 13, 1931.[2]
General election results
Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1922 and 1926 elections:[3][4]
- Chambers (2-seat): Jeffersonians Y. L. Burton and J. W. Hollingsworth were elected. Democrats R. C. Wallace and J. O. Webb won these seats in 1926. Independent Body gain.
- Chilton: Republican Percy M. Pitts was re-elected, first elected in 1926. Republican hold.
- Clay: Jeffersonian J. W. Jordan was elected. Democrat J. J. Cockrell won this seat in 1926. Independent Body gain.
- DeKalb: J. W. Loyd was elected. Democrat John T. Bartlett won this seat in 1926. Republican gain.
- Winston: J. A. Posey was elected. Republican R. M. Rivers won this seat in 1926. Republican hold.