| Election Name: | 1946 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Previous Election: | 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1950 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1946 |
| Image Upright: | 0.6 |
| Nominee1: | Jim Folsom |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 174,962 |
| Percentage1: | 88.67% |
| Nominee2: | Lyman Ward |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,362 |
| Percentage2: | 11.33% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Chauncey Sparks |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jim Folsom |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1946 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Chauncey Sparks 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.
As no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election was held.