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The1954 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect thegovernor of Alabama. Incumbent DemocratGordon Persons was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.
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 thede facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given that the nominee would win the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Folsom | 305,394 | 51.38 | |
| Democratic | James H. Faulkner | 151,925 | 25.56 | |
| Democratic | James Allen | 61,530 | 10.35 | |
| Democratic | J. Bruce Henderson | 47,969 | 8.07 | |
| Democratic | C. C. "Jack" Owen | 22,623 | 3.81 | |
| Democratic | Henry Sweet | 2,579 | 0.43 | |
| Democratic | James Gullatte | 2,371 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 594,391 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Folsom | 244,401 | 73.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Abernathy | 88,688 | 26.63 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 1 | <0.01 | |
| Total votes | 333,091 | 100.00 | ||
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