1942 Alabama House of Representatives election

1942 Alabama House of Representatives election
November 3, 1942
All 106 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hugh D. Merrill Percy M. Pitts
(did not stand)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 1939 January 10, 1939
Leader's seat Calhoun Co. Chilton Co.
Last election 105 seats, 92.85% 1 seat, 7.14%
Seats won 105 1
Seat change
Popular vote 160,400 4,114
Percentage 97.50% 2.50%

     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain

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

Speaker before election

Hugh D. Merrill
Democratic

Elected Speaker

George O. Miller
Democratic

The 1942 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1942, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 105 of 106 candidates elected were members of the Democratic Party, with one Republican (Frank Minis Johnson) elected. The election used nearly the same seat apportionment first established by the Alabama Constitution of 1901.

As the Democratic Party was dominant in the state, state legislative seats were generally decided at the Democratic primary election. The first round of the Democratic primary was held on May 7 with runoff elections on June 4. On November 16, 1942, representative George O. Miller of Sumter County was unanimously elected Speaker of the House.

The election took place concurrently with elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local offices.

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