1914 Alabama House of Representatives election

1914 Alabama House of Representatives election

← 1910 November 3, 1914 1918 →
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives 54 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Edward B. Almon (did not stand) — Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 10, 1911 — Leader's seat Colbert Co. — Last election 102 seats 4 seats Seats won 104 1 Seat change 2 3   Third party   Party Progressive Last election New Seats won 1 Seat change 1
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Progressive gain
Speaker before election Edward B. Almon Democratic Elected Speaker Archibald H. Carmichael Democratic

The 1914 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1914, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 104 Democrats, 1 Republican, and 1 Progressive were elected to the 1915 House.

Democratic candidates affiliated with the temperance movement won a large majority in both houses of the 1915 Legislature. On January 12, 1915, former speaker Archibald H. Carmichael of Colbert County was nominated speaker with 71 votes to 30.^[1]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1910 and 1914 elections:^[2][3]

• Chilton: "Bull Moose" Progressive W. E. Thomas was elected.^[4] Republican W. L. Popwell won this seat in 1910.
• Fayette: Democrat J. M. Moore was elected. Republican Sim T. Wright won this seat in 1910.
• Shelby: Democrat H. M. Judge was elected. Republican W. H. Sturdivant won this seat in 1910.
• Winston: Republican Chester Tubb was elected. Republican James E. Edmunds won this seat in 1910.

See also

• 1914 Alabama elections
  • 1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
  • 1914 Alabama gubernatorial election
• 1914 United States elections

References

1. "Drys Victorious In Both Houses of Legislature". Union Springs Herald. 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
2. "Eleven Vacancies In Legislature". Russell Register. 20 September 1912. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
3. "The next Legislature of Alabama..." The Choctaw Advocate. 25 November 1914. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
4. "Representative W. E. Thomas". The Troy Messenger. 13 January 1915. Retrieved 1 October 2025.