1902 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1902 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1902 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential Alabama 1900 Alabama gubernatorial election 1900 1906 Alabama gubernatorial election 1906 no November 2, 1902 William D. Jelks.jpg 0.6 William D. Jelks Democratic Party (United States) 67,649 73.64% 3x4.svg John A. W. Smith Republican Party (United States) 24,190 26.33% 1902 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsJelks: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Smith: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor William D. Jelks Democratic Party (United States) William D. Jelks Democratic Party (United States) The 1902 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1902, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. It was the first Alabama gubernatorial election in which the governor was elected for a four-year term; prior to 1902 the governor was elected to a two-year term.1901 Alabama Constitution article V, § 114.1868 Alabama Constitution, article V, § 2. Incumbent Democrat William D. Jelks was running for election to his first full term; he had succeeded William J. Samford upon Samford's death a year prior. His Republican opponent, John A. W. Smith, was the son of former Alabama governor William Hugh Smith. Results 1902 Alabama gubernatorial electionAlabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903 1903 Brown Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 234 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1903/page/244/mode/2up 17 August 2025 Democratic Party (United States) William D. Jelks (incumbent) 67,649 73.64% Republican Party (United States) John A. W. Smith 24,190 26.33% Prohibition (write-in) Prohibition Party William D. Gay 23 0.03% Write-in Ad Wimbs 1 0.00% 91,863 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1902 gubernatorial Alabama Category:November 1902 in the United States