1930 United States Senate election in Alabama

The 1930 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent U.S. Senator James Thomas Heflin was denied the Democratic nomination for supporting Republican Herbert Hoover in 1928. Heflin decided to seek re-election as an independent candidate. Supporters of Heflin called themselves "Jeffersonians", and held a primary election independent of the state Democratic primaries on August 5, which by Heflin's own estimations, between 40,000 and 60,000 voters participated in.^[1] Heflin was listed on the ballot under the "Independent Body" column. The election symbol of the Body was a Liberty Bell featuring the slogans "White Control" and "Down With The Rule of the '27'," referencing the twenty-seven members of the state Democratic executive committee who barred Heflin from running in the Democratic primary.^[2][3] Heflin lost re-election to John H. Bankhead II.

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1930 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 â†’

Candidate John H. Bankhead II J. Thomas Heflin Party Democratic Jeffersonian "Independent Body" Popular vote 150,985 100,952 Percentage 59.93% 40.07%

County results Bankhead:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Heflin:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election James Thomas Heflin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John H. Bankhead II Democratic

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