1914 Alabama House of Representatives election

1914 Alabama House of Representatives election
November 3, 1914
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Edward B. Almon
(did not stand) 		—
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 1911 —
Leader's seat Colbert Co. —
Last election 102 seats 4 seats
Seats won 104 1
Seat change 2 3
  Third party
 
Party Progressive
Last election New
Seats won 1
Seat change 1
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     Progressive gain
Speaker before election

Edward B. Almon
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Archibald H. Carmichael
Democratic

The 1914 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1914, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 104 Democrats, 1 Republican, and 1 Progressive were elected to the 1915 House.

Democratic candidates affiliated with the temperance movement won a large majority in both houses of the 1915 Legislature. On January 12, 1915, former speaker Archibald H. Carmichael of Colbert County was nominated speaker with 71 votes to 30.

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