1954 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1954 Alabama gubernatorial election
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  1950 November 2, 1954 1958  
  Jim Folsom.jpg Tom Abernathy.jpg
Nominee Jim Folsom Tom Abernathy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote244,40188,688
Percentage73.37%26.63%

1954 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Folsom:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Gordon Persons
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Folsom
Democratic

The 1954 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Gordon Persons was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Contents

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; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given that the nominee would win the general election.

Candidates

Results

1954 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Folsom 305,394 51.38
Democratic James H. Faulkner 151,92525.56
Democratic James Allen 61,53010.35
Democratic J. Bruce Henderson47,9698.07
Democratic C. C. "Jack" Owen22,6233.81
Democratic Henry Sweet2,5790.43
Democratic James Gullatte2,3710.40
Total votes594,391 100.00

Results

1954 Alabama gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Folsom 244,401 73.37
Republican Tom Abernathy88,68826.63
OtherWrite-ins1<0.01
Total votes333,091 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "AL Governor D Primary 1954" . Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. "AL Governor 1954" . Retrieved October 16, 2016.