1950 Alabama gubernatorial election

1950 Alabama gubernatorial election
	County results; Persons: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Jim Folsom; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Gordon Persons; Democratic

The 1950 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Jim Folsom was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

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.

Candidates

William M. Beck
Robert Bell
Elbert Boozer, former Calhoun County Probate Judge and candidate for governor in 1946
Bull Connor, Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety and candidate for governor in 1938
Jas. M. Dement
Hugh Dubose
W. R. Farnell
Wiley Gordon
Phil Hamm, Commissioner of the Department of Revenue
J. Bruce Henderson, State Senator
Joe Money
Reuben Newton
Gordon Persons, President of the Public Service Commission and candidate for governor in 1946
Chauncey Sparks, former governor
Albert Stapp

Results

1950 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon Persons	137,055	34.08
	Democratic	Phil Hamm	56,395	14.02
	Democratic	Elbert Boozer	61,530	11.94
	Democratic	J. Bruce Henderson	38,867	9.66
	Democratic	Chauncey Sparks	27,404	6.81
	Democratic	Bull Connor	20,629	5.13
	Democratic	Robert Bell	20,171	5.02
	Democratic	Reuben Newton	15,502	3.85
	Democratic	Joe Money	10,555	2.62
	Democratic	William M. Beck	10,218	2.54
	Democratic	Albert Stapp	6,200	1.54
	Democratic	Wiley Gordon	6,067	1.51
	Democratic	Hugh Dubose	2,594	0.65
	Democratic	Jas. M. Dement	2,030	0.51
	Democratic	W. R. Farnell	478	0.12
Total votes			402,186	100.00

Hamm withdrew from the primary runoff, meaning that Persons became the Democratic nominee.

Results

1950 Alabama gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon Persons	154,414	91.08
	Republican	John S. Crowder	15,127	8.92
Total votes			169,541	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "AL Governor D Primary 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "AL Governor 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[1] "AL Governor D Primary 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[2] "AL Governor 1950". Retrieved October 17, 2016.

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