1926 Alabama House of Representatives election

1926 Alabama House of Representatives election
November 2, 1926
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hugh D. Merrill —
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 1923 —
Leader's seat Calhoun Co. —
Last election 103 seats 3 seats
Seats won 104 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 181,571 20,634
Percentage 89.77% 10.20%
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Speaker before election

Hugh Davis Merrill
Democratic

Elected Speaker

J. Lee Long
Democratic

The 1926 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 1926, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 104 Democrats and 2 Republicans were elected to the 1927 House.

On December 28, 1926, J. Lee Long of Butler County was elected Speaker of the House on the tenth ballot.

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