1930 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1930 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential Alabama 1926 Alabama gubernatorial election 1926 1934 Alabama gubernatorial election 1934 no November 4, 1930 File:Governor Benjamin Meek Miller, Alabama.jpg 150x150px Benjamin M. Miller Democratic Party (United States) 155,034 61.82% File:Hugh Allen Locke (cropped).jpg Hugh A. Locke Independent (politician) 95,745 38.18% 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMiller: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Locke: #bdbdbd 50–60% #969696 60–70% Governor Bibb Graves Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin M. Miller Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves 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; a candidate who won the Democratic primary was all but assured of winning the general election. At this point, the Alabama Democratic Party used the supplementary vote in its primary elections.Second-Choice Voting: How It Works In Alabama https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-second-choice-voting/179906941/ 28 August 2025 The Birmingham News 10 August 1930 Results 1930 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary Owen Marie B. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1931 1931 The Wilson Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 531-535 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1931 28 August 2025 Democratic Party (US) Benjamin M. Miller 87060 77066 39.18 9994 51.61% Democratic Party (US) W. C. Davis 87060 70966 36.06 10673 48.39% Democratic Party (US) Woolsey Finnell 87060 19320 9.82 Democratic Party (US) Charlie C. McCall 87060 19004 9.66 Democratic Party (US) J. A. Carnley 87060 7834 3.98 Democratic Party (US) Watt T. Brown 87060 2518 1.28 Results 1930 Alabama gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=93470 AL Governor 1930 October 24, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin M. Miller 155,034 61.82 Independent (politician) Hugh A. Locke 95,745 38.18 250,779 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1930 gubernatorial Alabama Category:November 1930 in the United States