1938 Alabama House of Representatives election

none June 2026 1938 Alabama House of Representatives election Alabama legislative no 1934 Alabama House of Representatives election 1934 1942 Alabama House of Representatives election 1942 All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 November 8, 1938 File:Senator Robert H. Walker circa 1933.jpg Robert H. Walker Democratic Party (United States) Limestone Co. January 13, 1931 104 seats, 93.98% 105 1 250,084 92.85% 3x4.svg — — — Republican Party (United States) 1 seats, 6.02% 1 1 19,241 7.14% 120px 250px #0671b0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain Results by party 250px Democratic: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% #08034a UnopposedRepublican: #E27F7F 50–60% Results by vote share Speaker Robert H. Walker Democratic Party (United States) Hugh D. Merrill Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1938, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 105 Democrats and one Republican, Percy M. Pitts of Chilton County, were elected to the 1939 House.Representative Percy Pitts https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-representative-p/182328321/ 4 October 2025 The Opelika-Auburn News 16 January 1939 Representative Hugh D. Merrill of Calhoun County was unanimously elected for a second stint as Speaker of the House on January 10, 1939.Merrill Chosen House Speaker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-merrill-chosen-house/182337806/ 4 October 2025 The Birmingham News Associated Press 10 January 1939 General election results Party gains Source for 1934 election winners: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935.Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935 1935 638-675 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1935 4 October 2025 Chilton: Republican Percy M. Pitts was elected. Democrat C. B. Cox won this seat in 1934. Republican gain. Winston: Democrat Roy Mayhall was elected. He defeated incumbent Republican J. A. Posey, first elected in 1934. Democratic gain. By district District Democratic Republican Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Majority Mrg. Margin Chilton G. C. Walker 2,152 49.34% Percy M. Pitts 2,210 50.66% 4,362 −58 −1.33% Cleburne Grady W. Cook 1,393 58.75% Lee Haywood 978 41.25% 2,371 +415 +17.50% Cullman M. L. Robertson (inc.) 3,307 56.55% Henry F. Arnold 2,541 43.45% 5,848 +766 +13.10% DeKalb W. M. Beck 5,256 65.76% Frank Hixon 2,737 34.24% 7,993 +2,519 +31.52% Etowah p. 1 James B. Allen 3,637 86.16% Bernard Thompson 584 13.84% 4,221 +3,053 +72.33% Etowah p. 2 Roy D. McCord 3,656 85.80% Charles M. Williams 605 14.20% 4,261 +3,051 +71.60% Franklin Frank L. Haynes 2,604 62.58% W. H. Hudson 1,557 37.42% 4,161 +1,047 +25.16% Shelby L. H. Ellis 2,258 72.44% Mark Sims 859 27.56% 3,117 +1,399 +44.88% St. Clair John R. Robinson 2,147 71.83% Mack Davis 842 28.17% 2,989 +1,305 +43.66% Winston Roy Mayhall 1,793 55.91% J. A. Posey (inc.) 1,414 44.09% 3,207 +379 +11.82% Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939. (p. 708–710)Owen Marie Bankhead Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939 1939 Walker Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 708–710 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1939 4 October 2025 Jefferson County (at-large) Unlike other multi-seat counties, candidates in Jefferson County ran an at-large basis rather than for designated places. Jefferson County election (7 to be elected) Democratic Party (US) Sidney W. Smyer 12,747 94.91% Democratic Party (US) Mark Hodo 12,735 94.83% Democratic Party (US) W. S. Welch 12,729 94.78% Democratic Party (US) Hugh Kaul 12,732 94.80% Democratic Party (US) Roger Snyder 12,719 94.71% Democratic Party (US) Ivy J. Gwin 12,717 94.69% Democratic Party (US) Tram Sessions 12,717 94.69% Republican Party (US) A. P. Longshore Jr. 711 5.29% Republican Party (US) U. S. Holliman 708 5.27% Republican Party (US) C. O. Vardaman 704 5.24% Republican Party (US) Frank Hurst 700 5.21% Republican Party (US) H. H. Grooms 698 5.20% Republican Party (US) Grady Miller 697 5.19% Republican Party (US) C. A. Wiegand 696 5.18% 94,010 100.00% See also 1938 Alabama elections 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election 1938 Alabama Senate election 1938 United States elections References House Category:Alabama House of Representatives elections Alabama House of Representatives Category:November 1938 in the United States