1930 Alabama gubernatorial election explained

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.

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; a candidate who won the Democratic primary was all but assured of winning the general election.