1918 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1918 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1918 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential Alabama 1914 Alabama gubernatorial election 1914 1922 Alabama gubernatorial election 1922 no November 2, 1918 File:Thomas Kilby.jpg 150x150px Thomas Kilby Democratic Party (United States) 54,716 80.21% File:Dallas B Smith.jpg Dallas B. Smith Independent politician 13,497 19.79% 1918 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsKilby: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Smith: #969696 60–70% Governor Charles Henderson Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Kilby Democratic Party (United States) The 1918 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1918, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Charles Henderson was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term. Democratic primary Until 1931, the Alabama Democratic Party used the supplementary vote (called the "second choice" system) to decide primary elections.New Primary Bill Signed https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-enterprise-chronicle-new-primary-bil/182317807/ 4 October 2025 The Enterprise-Chronicle 5 March 1931 Candidates William W. Brandon, probate judge of Tuscaloosa County (1911–1923) and former State Auditor of Alabama Thomas Kilby, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (1915–1919) and former state senator from the 7th district John Purifoy, 29th Secretary of State of Alabama (1915–1919), 20th Alabama State Treasurer (1911–1915), and former State Auditor of Alabama (1892–1896) Charles B. Teasley, judge John H. Wallace Jr. Results 1918 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary Owen Marie B. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1927 1927 The Wilson Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 362–363 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1927/ 4 October 2025 Democratic Party (US) Thomas Kilby 50697 48896 42.85 1801 51.74% Democratic Party (US) William W. Brandon 50697 38414 33.66 8879 48.26% Democratic Party (US) Charles B. Teasley 50697 18064 15.83 Democratic Party (US) John H. Wallace Jr. 50697 7581 6.64 Democratic Party (US) John Purifoy 50697 1168 1.02 Results 1918 Alabama gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=93537 AL Governor 1918 Our Campaigns October 24, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Kilby 54,716 80.21 Independent (politician) Dallas B. Smith 13,497 19.79 68,213 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1918 gubernatorial Alabama Category:November 1918 in the United States