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All 106 seats in theAlabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1942 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1942, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in theAlabama House of Representatives. The result was a near-electoral wipeout, as 105 of 106 candidates elected were members of theDemocratic Party, with oneRepublican (Frank Minis Johnson) elected.[1] The election used nearly the same seat apportionment first established by theAlabama Constitution of 1901.[2]
As the Democratic Party was dominant in the state, state legislative seats were generally decided at the Democratic primary election. The first round of the Democratic primary was held on May 7 with runoff elections on June 4. On November 16, 1942, representativeGeorge O. Miller ofSumter County was unanimously electedSpeaker of the House.[3]
The election took place concurrently with elections forU.S. Senate,U.S. House,governor,state senate, andnumerous other state and local offices.
Source for 1938 election winners:Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939.[4]
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| Chilton | G. C. Walker | 2,532 | 65.04% | T. E. Wyatt | 1,361 | 34.96% | 3,893 | +1,171 | +30.08% |
| Franklin | William Still | 1,599 | 80.64% | T. L. Pounders | 384 | 19.36% | 1,983 | +1,215 | +61.27% |
| Shelby | Frank Head | 1,430 | 84.62% | S. M. Harney | 260 | 15.38% | 1,690 | +1,170 | +69.23% |
| St. Clair | W. J. Hodges | 1,810 | 75.57% | C. R. Robinson | 585 | 24.43% | 2,395 | +1,225 | +51.15% |
| Winston | James M. Howell | 760 | 33.27% | Frank Minis Johnson | 1,524 | 66.73% | 2,284 | −764 | −33.45% |
| Source:Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1943. (p. 802–805)[5] | |||||||||
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