1950 Alabama Senate election
November 7, 1950
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Winners by vote share Democratic: 60–70% Unopposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 1950, to elect 35 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. The election used the same districts first drawn by the Alabama Constitution of 1901.
34 of the 35 Democratic nominees did not face any opposition in the general election. 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 2 with runoff elections on May 30. Only one Republican, Hubert E. Mitchell, sought a state senate seat, in District 3.
Senator Albert Boutwell of Jefferson County was chosen to be President pro tempore of the Senate on January 9, 1951, unopposed.
The election took place concurrently with elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.