1922 Alabama House of Representatives election

1922 Alabama House of Representatives election

November 7, 1922

All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Seybourne Lynne
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since September 14, 1920
Leader's seat Morgan Co.
Last election 102 seats 4 seats
Seats won 103 3
Seat change 1 1

Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

Speaker before election

Seybourne Lynne
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Hugh Davis Merrill
Democratic

The 1922 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 1922, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 103 Democrats and 3 Republicans were elected to the 1923 House.

On January 9, 1923, Hugh Davis Merrill of Calhoun County defeated J. Lee Long for the Speaker nomination, 59 to 41.[1]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1918 and 1922 elections:[2][3][4]

  • Chilton: Republican W. M. Wyatt was elected. Republican W. A. Reynolds won this seat in 1918.
  • DeKalb: Republican John P. Hawkins was elected. Democrat E. M. Baker won this seat in 1918.
  • Cullman: Democrat Finis E. St. John was elected. Republican T. H. Roberson won this seat in 1918.
  • Shelby: Democrat Paul O. Luck was elected. Republican A. P. Longshore won this seat in 1918.
  • Winston: Republican J. A. Posey was elected. Republican J. M. Burns won this seat in 1918.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chosen Speaker". Birmingham Post-Herald. 10 January 1923. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ "The next legislature". The Montgomery Times. 22 December 1922. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Legislature to have but five Republicans". The Anniston Star. 3 December 1918. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Representatives". Birmingham Post-Herald. 17 December 1922. Retrieved 2 October 2025.