1902 Alabama Senate election

none June 2026 1902 Alabama Senate election Alabama legislative no 1900 Alabama Senate election 1900 1906 Alabama Senate election 1906 18 of 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate(even-numbered and 35th districts) 18 November 4, 1902 Seats before Seats up Seats won Seats after Seat change File:D. J. Meador.jpg D. J. Meador(did not stand) Democratic Party (United States) 20th–Marengo Co. December 3, 1900Jelks In Charge https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-jelks-in-charge/181860743/ 27 September 2025 The Birmingham News 3 December 1900 28,666 82.09% 32 17 17 34 2 3x4.svg James A. Hurst(de facto) Populist Party (United States) — — 4,071 11.66% 1 1 1 1 3x4.svg — Republican Party (United States) — — 6,086 17.43% 0 0 0 0 File:1902 Alabama Senate election.svg 250px #96C7E0 Democratic hold #5FD170 Populist hold President pro tempore D. J. Meador Democratic Party (United States) Joel W. Goldsby Democratic Party (United States) The 1902 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1902, to elect 18 of the chamber's 35 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. This was the first state senate election held in Alabama after the ratification of the 1901 Alabama Constitution. The constitution increased the size of the state senate from 33 members to 35, creating a new 34th and 35th district.State Senators were elected only... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-weekly-advertiser-state-senators-wer/178694870/ 27 September 2025 The Weekly Advertiser 21 November 1902 After the establishment of Houston County and its placement in the 35th district in 1903, these districts would remain intact until the 1962 election, when federal courts mandated new districts be drawn.Wallace and others comment on Court decision https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-wallace-and-others-c/174857886/ 19 June 2025 The Birmingham News 22 July 1962 As a result of the 1900 election, there was only one non-Democrat in the Senate, holdover Populist senator James A. Hurst of District 6.The Last Legislature https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-the-last-legislature/178695853/ 26 September 2025 The Birmingham News 6 November 1902 Hurst was re-elected on a Republican-Populist fusion ticket, remaining the only non-Democrat in the Senate.The Legislature. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-the-legislature/178695985/ 27 September 2025 The Birmingham News 10 November 1902 Joel W. Goldsby of Mobile County was unanimously elected President pro tempore of the Senate when the legislature convened.Senator Goldsby of Mobile To Be President Pro Tem of Senate https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/179590844/ 27 September 2025 The Birmingham News 22 November 1902 thumb|350px|District map of the Alabama Senate before (left) and after (right) the ratification of the 1901 Constitution. Districts in gray did not have their boundaries changed. Summary Party Candidates SeatsNum.Vote%BeforeUpWonAfter +/– Democratic 18 28,666 82.09% 32 17 17 34 2 Populist 3 4,071 11.66% 1 1 1 1 Republican 2 6,086 17.43% 0 0 0 0 Total 23 34,919 100% 33 35 2 By district District Democrats Populists and Republicans Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Majority Mrg. Margin 6th Marcus M. Smith 1,981 48.77% James A. Hurst (Pop-Rep.) 2,081 51.23% 4,062 −100 −2.46% 8th William B. Castleberry 1,475 86.16% Graves Embry (Rep.) 237 13.84% 1,712 +1,238 +72.31% 12th Christopher C. Nesmith 2,697 58.10% H. P. Gaines (Rep.) 1,945 41.90% 4,642 +752 +16.20% 34th Walter Scott Smith 2,720 59.87% W. J. Campbell (Pop-Rep.) 1,823 40.13% 4,543 +897 +19.74% 35th William Oates Long 1,365 89.10% John W. Smith (Pop.) 167 10.90% 1,532 +1,198 +78.20% Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903 (p. 243–244)Owen Marie Bankhead Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903 1903 Brown Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 243–244 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1903/page/244/mode/2up 17 August 2025 In January 1903, M. M. Smith, the Democratic nominee in Senate District 6, contested the election of Populist James A. Hurst, alleging voter irregularities.Contest in the Senate. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-contest-in-the-senat/181860546/ 27 September 2025 The Birmingham News 12 January 1903 Hurst remained seated. See also 1902 Alabama elections 1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama 1902 Alabama gubernatorial election 1902 Alabama House of Representatives election 1902 United States elections References Senate Category:Alabama Senate elections Alabama Senate Category:November 1902 in the United States