1934 Alabama House of Representatives election
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The 1934 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 1934, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 105 Democrats and one Republican were elected to the 1935 House.[1]
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November 6, 1934
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All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic gain Democratic hold 
Democratic: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 90â100% Unopposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert H. Walker of Limestone County was elected Speaker of the House on January 8, 1935.[2]
General election results
In most multi-seat counties, Democratic leaders switched from electing candidates at an at-large basis to electing candidates to designated places. Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1930 and 1934 elections:[3][4][5]
- Chambers (2-seat): Two Democrats were elected. Jeffersonians Y. L. Burton and J. W. Hollingsworth were elected to these seats in 1930. Democratic gain.
- Place 1: Democrat C. A. Spense was elected.
- Place 2: J. W. Hollingsworth was re-elected as a Democrat. He was elected as a Jeffersonian in 1930.
- Chilton: Democrat C. B. Cox was elected. He defeated incumbent Republican Percy M. Pitts, first elected in 1926. Democratic gain.
- Clay: Democrat M. P. Kelly was elected. He defeated incumbent J. W. Jordan in the Democratic primary, who won this seat as a Jeffersonian in 1930. Democratic gain.
- DeKalb: Democrat R. L. Tolbert was deemed to be elected after a successful contest of the general election results. Republican J. W. Loyd won this seat in 1930. Democratic gain.
- Winston: J. A. Posey was re-elected, first elected in 1930. Republican hold.
DeKalb election contest
Fraud allegations were brought in the race for DeKalb County's sole House seat between Republican Norman C. Wilkes and Democrat R. L. Torbert. Official election returns had Wilkes defeating Torbert by a margin of 5,458 votes to 5,247. Torbert contested the election of Wilkes, claiming 244 absentee ballots had not been counted. A special committee of the state house counted the absentee ballots, and deemed Torbert victorious by a 27-vote majority.[6] The legislature chose to seat Democrat R. L. Torbert and Wilkes withdrew his claim to the seat. Governor Bibb Graves declared the general election in DeKalb County void and appointed the Democratic candidates to every county office.[7]