1918 Alabama House of Representatives election

1918 Alabama House of Representatives election
November 5, 1918
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Archibald H. Carmichael Chester Tubb
(lost re-election) 		W. E. Thomas
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Leader since January 12, 1915 November 3, 1914 November 3, 1914
Leader's seat Colbert Co. — —
Last election 104 seats 1 seat 1 seat
Seats won 102 4 0
Seat change 2 3 1
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
Speaker before election

Archibald H. Carmichael
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Henry P. Merritt
Democratic

The 1918 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 1918, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 102 Democrats and 4 Republicans were elected to the 1919 House.

On January 14, 1919, Henry P. Merritt of Macon County was unanimously elected speaker.[1] After the adjournment of the 1919 Legislature, Merritt was appointed to the Alabama Court of Appeals on October 23, 1919.[2] On September 14, 1920, Seybourn A. Lynne of Morgan County was unanimously elected to take his place.[3]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1914 and 1918 elections:[4][5]

  • Chilton: Republican William A. Reynolds was elected. "Bull Moose" Progressive W. E. Thomas won this seat in 1914.[6]
  • Cullman: Republican T. H. Robertson was elected. Democrat R. E. Ryan won this seat in 1914.
  • Shelby: Republican A. P. Longshore was elected. Democrat H. M. Judge won this seat in 1914.
  • Winston: Republican Jeremiah Burns defeated incumbent Republican representative Chester Tubb in the primary.

See also

References

  1. ^ Holt, David (14 January 1919). "Henry P. Merritt Elected Speaker Without Dissent". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Can Merritt hold office?". Birmingham Post-Herald. 25 October 1919. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ "S. A. Lynne Speaker". The Montgomery Advertiser. 15 September 1920. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ^ Holt, David (1 December 1918). "Three Factions Will Constitute Next Alabama Legislative Body". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Three Avowed Republicans are in Next Legislature". The Montgomery Advertiser. 22 November 1914. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Representative W. E. Thomas". The Troy Messenger. 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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