1938 Alabama House of Representatives election

1938 Alabama House of Representatives election
November 8, 1938
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert H. Walker —
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 13, 1931 —
Leader's seat Limestone Co. —
Last election 104 seats, 93.98% 1 seats, 6.02%
Seats won 105 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 250,084 19,241
Percentage 92.85% 7.14%

     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain

Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%      Unopposed
Republican:      50–60%

Speaker before election

Robert H. Walker
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Hugh D. Merrill
Democratic

The 1938 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1938, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 105 Democrats and one Republican, Percy M. Pitts of Chilton County, were elected to the 1939 House.

Representative Hugh D. Merrill of Calhoun County was unanimously elected for a second stint as Speaker of the House on January 10, 1939.

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