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1942 Alabama gubernatorial election
	County results; Sparks: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McEniry: 50–60%
Governor before election; Frank M. Dixon; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Chauncey Sparks; Democratic

The 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Frank M. Dixon was term limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic primary edit

At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices.

Candidates edit

W. O. Broyle
H. J. Carwile
Jim Folsom, businessman
Christopher J. Sherlock
Chauncey Sparks, former State Representative and candidate for governor in 1938

Results edit

1942 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chauncey Sparks	145,798	52.17
	Democratic	Jim Folsom	73,306	26.23
	Democratic	Christopher J. Sherlock	53,448	19.13
	Democratic	H. J. Carwile	4,745	1.70
	Democratic	W. O. Broyle	2,157	0.77
Total votes			279,454	100.00

Results edit

1942 Alabama gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chauncey Sparks	69,048	88.96
	Republican	Hugh McEniry	8,167	10.52
	Communist	Ordway Southard	402	0.52
Total votes			77,617	100.00
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ "AL Governor D Primary 1942". Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "AL Governor 1942". Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[1] "AL Governor D Primary 1942". Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[2] "AL Governor 1942". Retrieved October 21, 2016.

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Summary

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Results edit

References edit