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1946 Alabama elections
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Elections in the U.S. state of Alabama in 1946
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 5, 1946. Primary elections were held on May 7, 1946, and primary runoffs were held on June 4, 1946.Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1947 Archive.org State of Alabama Department of Archives and History 16 August 2025
Federal offices
United States House of Representatives
1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
State offices
Governor
1946 Alabama gubernatorial election
Jim Folsom was elected.Report to the homefolks https://www.newspapers.com/image/1002402802/?match=1&terms=%22Jim%20Folsom%22 16 August 2025 The Birmingham Post November 16, 1946
Lieutenant governor
1946 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
James C. Inzer was elected.
Attorney General
1946 Alabama Attorney General election
Albert A. Carmichael was elected.
Secretary of State
1946 Alabama Secretary of State election
Sibyl Pool was elected.
State Treasurer
1946 Alabama State Treasurer election
John Brandon was elected.
State Auditor
Dan Thomas was elected.
Commissioner of Agriculture
1946 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture election
Haygood Paterson was elected.
Superintendent of Education
1946 Alabama Superintendent of Education election
A. R. Meadows was elected.
Public Service Commission
Jimmy Hitchcock and Jack Owen were elected.
State legislative
House of Representatives
1946 Alabama House of Representatives election
The Alabama Democratic Party retained control of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Senate
1946 Alabama Senate election
The Alabama Democratic Party retained control of the Alabama Senate.
Judicial
Supreme Court
April 2026
Court of Appeals
April 2026
Referendums
Nine constitutional amendments were voted on by the Alabama electorate on November 5, 1946.
Amendment 4 (Dubbed the "Boswell Amendment")
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