1954 Alabama Senate election
November 2, 1954
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The 1954 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 1954, 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.
None of the 35 Democratic nominees faced significant 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 Democratic primary election was held on May 4 with runoff elections on June 1. Only one Republican, Warren Wallace Bailey, sought the District 3 senate seat, but withdrew before the general election. A few Republicans sought state house seats.
Newly-elected Senator Broughton Lamberth of Tallapoosa County, with the support of Governor Jim Folsom, was unanimously chosen to be President pro tempore of the Senate on January 11, 1955.
The election took place concurrently with elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.