1930 Alabama gubernatorial election
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The 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited and could not seek a second consecutive term.
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November 4, 1930
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 County results Miller: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Locke: 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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; a candidate who won the Democratic primary was all but assured of winning the general election. At this point, the Alabama Democratic Party used the supplementary vote in its primary elections.[1]
Results
| 1930 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Democratic | Benjamin M. Miller | 77,066 | 39.18% | 9,994 | 87,060 | 51.61% |
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| Democratic | W. C. Davis | 70,966 | 36.06% | 10,673 | 81,639 | 48.39% |
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| Democratic | Woolsey Finnell | 19,320 | 9.82% |
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| Democratic | Charlie C. McCall | 19,004 | 9.66% |
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| Democratic | J. A. Carnley | 7,834 | 3.98% |
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| Democratic | Watt T. Brown | 2,518 | 1.28% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Benjamin M. Miller | 155,034 | 61.82 | |
| Independent | Hugh A. Locke | 95,745 | 38.18 | |
| Total votes | 250,779 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
