1958 Alabama Senate election

none June 2026 1958 Alabama Senate election Alabama legislative no 1954 Alabama Senate election 1954 1962 Alabama Senate election 1962 All 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate 18 November 4, 1958 File:Broughton Lamberth.jpg Broughton Lamberth(did not stand) Democratic Party (United States) 10th–Tallapoosa Co. January 11, 1955 35 seats, 99.9% 35 229,542 97.48% 3x4.svg — — — Republican Party (United States) New 0 5,941 2.52% File:1958 Alabama Senate election by vote share.svg 250px Winners by vote shareDemocratic: #3933E5 80–90% #08034a Unopposed President pro tempore Broughton Lamberth Democratic Party (United States) Vaughan Hill Robison Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 1958, to elect 35 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. Across the 35 districts, only one, District 13 in Jefferson County, was actually at stake in the November general election. As the Democratic Party was dominant in the state, state legislative seats were generally decided at the Democratic primary election. This was the last time an Alabama Senate general election used the original 1901 district map, as district boundaries would be adjusted in July 1962. This election saw numerous senators aligned with incumbent governor Jim Folsom lose their primaries, whether they were running for re-election or to some other office. Among this group was president pro tempore Broughton Lamberth of Tallapoosa County, who unsuccessfully ran for the state house.Fite Loses House Race By 3 Votes https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-fite-loses-house-rac/175288769/ 25 June 2025 The Columbus Ledger Associated Press 8 May 1958 The Democratic primary election was held on May 6 with runoff elections on June 3. The sole Republican candidate, John F. Dyer, was nominated by party convention on May 30.Stallworth Clarke Longshore To Run For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-longshore-to-run/175286711/ 25 June 2025 Birmingham Post-Herald 31 May 1958 At the beginning of the 1959 session, Vaughan Hill Robison of Montgomery County was unanimously elected president pro tempore.Senate Reins Handed Over To Robison https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-senate-reins-h/174798198/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 14 January 1959 Summary Party Candidates SeatsNum.Vote%BeforeWon +/– Democratic 35 229,542 97.48% 35 35 Republican 1 5,941 2.52% 0 0 Total 36 235,483 100% 35 35 Incumbents Every incumbent senator in a multi-county district chose not to seek re-election, as a gentlemen's agreement compelled state senators to give up their seats to allow a candidate from another county to serve.Senate Rotation Object of Bill https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advertiser-senate-rotation-object-of/175289970/ 25 June 2025 The Haleyville Advertiser 16 August 1957 Won re-election 20em District 7: A. C. Shelton (Democratic) won re-election. District 8: G. Kyser Leonard (Democratic) won re-election. District 20: E. O. Eddins (Democratic) won re-election. District 22: Roland Cooper (Democratic) won re-election. District 28: Vaughan Hill Robison (Democratic) won re-election. District 30: Walter C. Givhan (Democratic) won re-election. Eliminated in primary 20em District 4: T. Herman Vann (Democratic) lost renomination to Dave Archer. District 16: Joe Davis (Democratic) lost renomination to Carl C. Golson. District 33: Garet Van Antwerp (Democratic) lost re-nomination to Will G. Caffey. Did not seek re-election 20em District 1: Milton C. Grisham (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 2: Joe Calvin (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 3: Harlan G. Allen (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Cullman County.Tie Recorded in Cullman Race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily/175271879/ 25 June 2025 The Decatur Daily 9 May 1958 District 5: Smith C. Dyar (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Marshall County.Killcrease, Lyon, Carr, Wilkes, Reed Elected https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albertville-herald/175272074/ 25 June 2025 The Albertville Herald 8 May 1958 District 6: Escar Roberts (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 9: George W. Yarbrough (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Randolph County.Happy men these days https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/175272579/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 16 May 1958 District 10: President pro tempore Broughton Lamberth (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Tallapoosa County.Floor leaders trail in races https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-floor-leaders-trail/175271758/ 25 June 2025 The Birmingham News 7 May 1958 District 11: E. W. Skidmore (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor.Boutwell wants states returned to power https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-boutwell-wants-state/175279507/ 25 June 2025 The Birmingham News 4 June 1958 District 12: Reuben L. Newton (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the first state house seat in Walker County.Folsomite Ranks Again Taste Bitter Defeats https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-folsomite-rank/175279699/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 5 June 1958 District 13: Albert Boutwell (Democratic) successfully ran for lieutenant governor. District 14: Albert Davis (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Pickens County.Harris, Shields, Patterson Lead County Races https://www.newspapers.com/article/pickens-county-herald-and-west-alabamian/175273281/ 25 June 2025 Pickens County Herald 8 May 1958 District 15: Dave L. Yarbrough (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 17: Tulley Goodwin (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Covington County.Voters sending many political newcomers to State Legislature https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/175275508/ 25 June 2025 The Birmingham News Associated Press 14 May 1958 District 18: H. P. James (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 19: Gerald Bradford (Democratic) did not seek re-election. District 21: Ralph L. Jones (Democratic) successfully ran for the state house seat in Monroe County. District 23: Neil Metcalf (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Geneva County.Faulk Wins Over Metcalf Effort https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dothan-eagle/175275104/ 25 June 2025 The Dothan Eagle 4 June 1958 District 24: George E. Little (Democratic) successfully ran for probate judge of Clayton County.Jack Faces Runoff, Too https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/175275150/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 8 May 1958 District 25: Ben Reeves (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for probate judge of Pike County.Gibson Elected Probate Judge, Bassett Wins, Furlow Tops Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-messenger/175275332/ 25 June 2025 The Troy Messenger 7 May 1958 District 26: Sam M. Engelhardt (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor.Lake Chancy Patterson is endorsed by Engelhardt https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-patterson-is-endorse/175280953/ 25 June 2025 The Birmingham News 28 May 1958 District 27: Joseph W. Smith (Democratic) successfully ran for the second state house seat in Russell County. District 29: M. H. Moses (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in DeKalb County.Ferrell Defeated In Try For House https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/175275681/ 25 June 2025 Birmingham Post-Herald 8 May 1958 District 31: Berry Lynchmore Cantrell (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Colbert County. District 32: David M. Hall (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the State Executive Democratic Committee from the 6th congressional district.Official Vote On Sixth District Committee Race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-centreville-press/175277942/ 25 June 2025 The Centreville Press 5 June 1958 District 34: Staten Tate (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for the state house seat in Coosa County.Approximately 3,600 Cast Ballots In Coosa County https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alexander-city-outlook/175278222/ 25 June 2025 The Alexander City Outlook 9 May 1958 District 35: Richmond Flowers Sr. (Democratic) unsuccessfully ran for attorney general.Gallion Far In Lead For Attorney General https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-gallion-far-in/175278388/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 7 May 1958 General election results District 13 (Jefferson County) District 13 electionBrannon Peter A. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 1959 Alabama Department of Archives and History Montgomery, Alabama 604–607 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1959 19 June 2025 Democratic Party (US) Larry Dumas 37,202 86.23% Republican Party (US) John F. Dyer 5,941 13.77% 43,143 100.00% Elected without opposition Every candidate elected with no opponents was a Democrat. 20em District 1: Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr. (Democratic) received 5,917 votes. District 2: Robert R. Berryman (Democratic) received 6,597 votes. District 3: Elwood Rutledge (Democratic) received 10,792 votes. District 4: Dave Archer (Democratic) received 4,752 votes. District 5: D. Donald Word (Democratic) received 6,804 votes. District 6: Ray Wyatt (Democratic) received 12,088 votes. District 7: A. C. Shelton (inc., Democratic) received 5,874 votes. District 8: G. Kyser Leonard (inc., Democratic) received 4,919 votes. District 9: Bill Hines (Democratic) received 5,027 votes. District 10: Bud Woodall (Democratic) received 7,810 votes. District 11: Ryan deGraffenried Sr. (Democratic) received 5,664 votes. District 12: Woodrow Roberts (Democratic) received 10,287 votes. District 14: Aubrey Green (Democratic) received 2,788 votes. District 15: Joe Graham (Democratic) received 8,052 votes. District 16: Carl Golson (Democratic) received 822 votes. District 17: R. G. Kendall (Democratic) received 7,903 votes. District 18: Norman R. Crawford (Democratic) received 2,819 votes. District 19: Dennis Porter (Democratic) received 4,475 votes. District 20: E. O. Eddins (inc., Democratic) received 1,694 votes. District 21: Douglas Webb (Democratic) received 8,238 votes. District 22: Roland Cooper (inc., Democratic) received 1,031 votes. District 23: Rufus Barnett (Democratic) received 3,500 votes. District 24: Jimmy Clark (Democratic) received 1,510 votes. District 25: Alton Turner (Democratic) received 6,504 votes. District 26: Snag Andrews (Democratic) received 2,229 votes. District 27: Yetta Samford (Democratic) received 4,270 votes. District 28: Vaughan Hill Robison (inc., Democratic) received 9,333 votes. District 29: George Godfrey (Democratic) received 8,252 votes. District 30: Walter C. Givhan (inc., Democratic) received 2,353 votes. District 31: Hugh Moses (Democratic) received 9,753 votes. District 32: W. F. Wilson (Democratic) received 2,296 votes. District 33: Will G. Caffey (Democratic) received 10,185 votes. District 34: John E. Gaither (Democratic) received 4,401 votes. District 35: Carl S. Farmer (Democratic) received 3,401 votes. Democratic primary results Runoff results by district Candidates in boldface advanced to the general election. An asterisk (*) denotes a runoff winner who trailed in the first round. District Winner Loser Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Majority Mrg. Margin 12th Woodrow Roberts 13,973 55.37% Thomas Veasey 11,263 44.63% 25,236 +2,710 +10.74% 19th Dennis Porter 7,250 52.98% Jack Miller 6,435 47.02% 13,685 +815 +5.96% 20th E. O. Eddins (inc.) 2,142 52.44% Edward W. Drinkhard 1,943 47.56% 4,085 +199 +4.87% 21st Douglas S. Webb 10,356 53.52% Claude D. Kelley 8,992 46.48% 19,348 +1,364 +7.05% 29th George E. Godfrey 7,576 51.84% J. B. Burkhalter 7,038 48.16% 14,614 +538 +3.68% 31st Hugh Moses 11,634 51.29% Solon Gregg 11,050 48.71% 22,684 +584 +2.57% 33rd Will G. Caffey 17,625 50.45% John M. Tyson 17,314 49.55% 34,939 +311 +0.89% Source: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 (p. 594)Brannon Peter A. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959 1959 Alabama Department of Archives and History Montgomery, Alabama 594 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1959 19 June 2025 Additionally, runoffs in District 3, District 10, and District 24 were planned, but were canceled after candidates withdrew from their races. All three withdrawals were from candidates who placed second in the first round. District 3: Elwood Rutledge won the Democratic nomination after Raymond Lowery withdrew.Rutledge Winner Of Senate Seat https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-rutledge-winner-of-senat/174873951/ 20 June 2025 Alabama Journal 12 May 1958 District 10: W. Carvel Woodall won the Democratic nomination after Upshaw G. Jones withdrew.Jones withdraws in Senate race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-jones-withdraws-in-s/174874153/ 20 June 2025 The Birmingham News Associated Press 14 May 1958 District 24: Jimmy Clark won the Democratic nomination after Charles L. Weston withdrew.Weston Decides Against Run-Off In Senate Race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clayton-record-weston-decides-agains/174874492/ 20 June 2025 The Clayton Record 16 May 1958 First round results by district Candidates in boldface advanced to either the general election or a runoff, first-place winners with an asterisk (*) did not face a runoff. District First place Runners-up Others Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Majority Mrg. Margin 2nd Robert R. Berryman* 11,140 63.52% J. B. Richardson 6,399 36.48% — — — 17,539 +4,741 +27.03% 3rd Elwood Rutledge 7,394 39.59% Raymond Lowery 6,744 36.11% Claude B. McCurry 4,540 24.31% 18,678 +650 +3.48% 4th Dave Archer* 5,991 53.82% Herman Vann (inc.) 5,141 46.18% — — — 11,132 +850 +7.64% 5th D. Donald Word* 13,203 69.81% Robert Sebring 5,710 30.19% — — — 18,913 +7,493 +39.62% 6th Ray Wyatt* 21,394 86.74% L. R. Johnston 3,271 13.26% — — — 24,665 +18,123 +73.48% 7th A. C. Shelton (inc.)* 7,513 52.66% R. J. Holley 5,104 35.77% Elvin McCary 1,650 11.57% 14,267 +2,409 +16.89% 8th G. Kyser Leonard (inc.)* 6,401 51.92% Graham Wright 5,928 48.08% — — — 12,329 +473 +3.84% 9th W. C. Hines* 8,744 67.79% E. O. Noel 2,272 17.62% H. O. Humphrey 1,882 14.59% 12,898 +6,472 +50.18% 10th W. Carvel Woodall 7,060 43.37% Upshaw G. Jones 4,615 28.35% Mac W. Freeman 4,605 28.29% 16,280 +2,445 +15.02% 12th J. Thomas Veazey 9,437 37.89% Woodrow Roberts 8,752 35.14% 2 othersFuller Kimbrell: 5,171 votes, 20.76%; D. C. Grey: 1,548 votes, 6.21% 6,719 26.98% 24,908 +685 +2.75% 13th Larry Dumas* 47,128 56.58% John A. Jenkins 36,172 43.42% — — — 83,300 +10,956 +13.15% 14th Aubrey Green* 3,670 61.40% Marcus McConnell 2,307 38.60% — — — 5,977 +1,363 +22.80% 15th Joe W. Graham* 9,157 58.40% Alex Hayes 6,524 41.60% — — — 15,681 +2,633 +16.79% 16th Carl C. Golson* 1,138 59.58% Joe Davis (inc.) 772 40.42% — — — 1,910 +366 +19.16% 18th Norman R. Crawford* 4,377 68.25% Judson C. Locke 2,036 31.75% — — — 6,413 +2,341 +36.50% 19th Dennis Porter 6,141 42.12% Jack Miller 4,558 31.26% Grady W. Hurst 3,882 26.62% 14,581 +1,583 +10.86% 20th E. O. Eddins (inc.) 1,709 40.50% Edward W. Drinkard 1,383 32.77% W. Clyde Waldrop 1,128 26.73% 4,220 +326 +7.73% 21st Douglas S. Webb 8,562 38.89% Claude D. Kelley 7,708 35.01% Malcolm Edwards 5,747 26.10% 22,017 +854 +3.88% 22nd Roland Cooper (inc.)* 1,595 64.47% Josiah R. Bonner 879 35.53% — — — 2,474 +716 +28.94% 23rd Rugus Barnett* 6,140 55.62% Mike Sollie III 4,899 44.38% — — — 11,039 +1,241 +11.24% 24th Jimmy Clark 2,140 40.74% Charles L. Weston 1,546 29.43% 2 othersMarvin E. Edwards: 1,286 votes, 24.48%; Christie Pappas: 281 votes, 5.35% 1,567 29.83% 5,253 +594 +11.31% 25th Alton L. Turner* 8,776 51.65% Vernon Summerlin 8,216 48.35% — — — 16,992 +560 +3.30% 27th Yetta Samford* 6,462 54.36% Ealon M. Lambert 5,426 45.64% — — — 11,888 +1,036 +8.71% 28th Vaughan H. Robison (inc.)* 17,388 81.78% Ed Brown 3,875 18.22% — — — 21,263 +13,513 +63.55% 29th J. B. Burkhalter 5,232 34.90% George E. Godfrey 3,745 24.98% 2 othersVirgil M. Smith: 3,354 votes, 22.37%; Speer Livingston: 2,659 votes, 17.74% 6,013 40.11% 14,990 +1,487 +9.92% 31st Solon Gregg 10,156 45.78% Hugh Moses 9,844 44.37% J. Marvin Davis 2,184 9.84% 22,184 +312 +1.41% 33rd John M. Tyson 14,502 41.34% Will G. Caffey 12,798 36.48% Garet Van Antwerp (inc.) 7,780 22.18% 35,080 +1,704 +4.86% 34th John E. Gaither* 6,375 56.23% Ed H. McBryde 4,963 43.77% — — — 11,338 +1,412 +12.45% 35th Carl S. Farmer* 7,841 62.92% M. W. Espy Jr. 4,621 37.08% — — — 12,462 +3,220 +25.84% Source: The Montgomery Advertiser1958 First Primary Canvass https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-1958-first-pri/174872236/ 20 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 14 May 1958 Nominated without opposition The following candidates automatically won the Democratic nomination, as no opponent filed to run against them. District 1: Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr. District 11: Ryan deGraffenried Sr. District 17: R. G. Kendall District 26: Snag Andrews District 30: Walter C. Givhan (inc.) District 32: W. F. Wilson Republican convention Only one Republican, John F. Dyer, sought election to the state senate. Dyer was nominated at the Jefferson County Republican party convention on May 9,Stallworth Clarke Republicans Nominate 9 Candidates https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-republicans-nomin/175287737/ 25 June 2025 Birmingham Post-Herald 10 May 1958 and was subsequently confirmed at the state convention on May 30. About a dozen Republican state house candidates were also nominated. He opposed Democratic nominee Larry Dumas at the general election and lost by 72.46 percentage points. 1955–1958 special elections District 32 A special election in Senate District 32 (Greene–Hale) was triggered by the resignation of incumbent senator James S. Coleman after being elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in January 1957. Attorney and former state house member David Hall was selected by the Democratic executive committee to succeed Coleman.Taylor Fred David Hall Jr. is nominated to Ala. Senate https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-david-hall-jr-is-no/175276724/ 25 June 2025 The Birmingham News 23 February 1957 The general election was canceled as no other candidate filed to run against Hall, and he was certified as the winner.Eutawan Becomes State Senator https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-eutawan-become/175276568/ 25 June 2025 The Montgomery Advertiser 5 March 1957 1957 Alabama Senate District 32 special general electionApril 30, 1957 (canceled) Democratic Party (US) David Hall Unopp. See also 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election Notes References Senate Category:Alabama Senate elections Alabama Senate Category:November 1958 in the United States