1942 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1942 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential Alabama 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election 1938 1946 Alabama gubernatorial election 1946 no November 3, 1942 File:Chauncey Sparks.jpg 150x150px Chauncey Sparks Democratic Party (United States) 69,048 88.96% 3x4.svg Hugh McEniry Republican Party (United States) 8,167 10.52% 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsSparks: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%McEniry: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Frank M. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Sparks Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Frank M. Dixon was term limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term. Democratic primary 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 the de facto contest for state offices. Candidates W. O. Broyle H. J. Carwile Jim Folsom, businessman Christopher J. Sherlock Chauncey Sparks, former State Representative and candidate for governor in 1938 Results 1942 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=353676 AL Governor D Primary 1942 October 21, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Sparks 145,798 52.17 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Folsom 73,306 26.23 Democratic Party (United States) Christopher J. Sherlock 53,448 19.13 Democratic Party (United States) H. J. Carwile 4,745 1.70 Democratic Party (United States) W. O. Broyle 2,157 0.77 279,454 100.00 Results 1942 Alabama gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=93467 AL Governor 1942 October 21, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Sparks 69,048 88.96 Republican Party (United States) Hugh McEniry 8,167 10.52 Communist Party USA Ordway Southard 402 0.52 77,617 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1942 gubernatorial Alabama Alabama gubernatorial election