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1938 United States Senate election in Alabama

There were 2 elections due to the August 19, 1937, resignation of two-term Democrat Hugo Black. Democrat Dixie Bibb Graves was appointed August 20, 1937 (by her husband, the governor) to finish Black's term

1938 United States Senate Democratic primary special election in Alabama
← 1932 January 4, 1938 1944 →
 
Nominee Lister Hill James Thomas Heflin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 90,601 50,189
Percentage 61.81% 34.24%
County results
Hill:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Heflin:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Dixie Bibb Graves
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

J. Lister Hill won the primary on Jan 4, 1938 with 61.81% of the vote.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Alabama special Democratic primary, January 4, 1938[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Lister Hill 90,601 61.81%
Democratic James Thomas Heflin 50,189 34.24%
Democratic Charles W. Williams 5,783 3.95%
Turnout 146,573 1.87%
Democratic hold
Majority 40,412 27.57%

After congressman J. Lister Hill won the January 4, 1938, Democratic primary, Graves resigned and Hill was appointed to continue the term until the April 26, 1938, special election, which he won unopposed.

Results

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Alabama special election, April 26, 1938[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) 49,429 100.00%
Turnout 1.87%
Alabama election[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) 113,413 86.38%
Republican J. M. Pennington 17,885 13.62%
None Scattering 1 0.00%
Turnout 131,299 4.96%

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Jan 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780836955248.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special Election Race - Apr 26, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780836955248.
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