1954 Alabama gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1954 Alabama gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:Alabama
Previous Election:1950 Alabama gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1950
Next Election:1958 Alabama gubernatorial election
Next Year:1958
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 2, 1954
Image1:Jim Folsom.jpg
Nominee1:Jim Folsom
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:244,401
Percentage1:73.37%
Nominee2:Tom Abernathy
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:88,688
Percentage2:26.63%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Gordon Persons
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Folsom
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1954 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Gordon Persons 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 that the nominee would win the general election.

Candidates