1926 Alabama gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1926 Alabama gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:Alabama
Previous Election:1922 Alabama gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1922
Next Election:1930 Alabama gubernatorial election
Next Year:1930
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 2, 1926
Nominee1:Bibb Graves
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:93,432
Percentage1:81.22%
Nominee2:J. A. Bingham
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:21,605
Percentage2:18.78%
Governor
Before Election:William W. Brandon
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bibb Graves
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1926 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1926, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent William W. Brandon was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic primary

At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election.

Candidates