Election Name: | 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | Alabama |
Previous Election: | 1926 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1926 |
Next Election: | 1934 Alabama gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 4, 1930 |
Nominee1: | Benjamin M. Miller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 155,034 |
Percentage1: | 61.82% |
Nominee2: | Hugh A. Locke |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
Popular Vote2: | 95,745 |
Percentage2: | 38.18% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Bibb Graves |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Benjamin M. Miller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1930 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited and could not seek a second consecutive term.
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; a candidate who won the Democratic primary was all but assured of winning the general election.