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1930 Alabama governor election

Benjamin M. Miller (Democrat) beat Hugh A. Locke (independent) in Alabama in 1930, 61.8% to 38.2%, a margin of 23.6 points and 59,289 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1926, when Bibb Graves won.

Democrats led in 59 of the 67 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 8. The largest, Jefferson, cast 35,724 votes and went to the Democrat by 62.5 points. The closest was Henry, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Benjamin M. Miller won Democratic 155,034 61.8%
Hugh A. Locke Independent 95,745 38.2%
Total250,779

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 22,333 62.5% 0 0.0% 13,391 35,724 D+62.5
Mobile 7,322 66.0% 0 0.0% 3,766 11,088 D+66.0
Montgomery 7,587 70.2% 0 0.0% 3,218 10,805 D+70.2
De Kalb 4,017 49.0% 0 0.0% 4,178 8,195 Others
Walker 4,234 61.7% 0 0.0% 2,629 6,863 D+61.7
Morgan 3,650 59.7% 0 0.0% 2,459 6,109 D+59.7
Madison 3,411 59.8% 0 0.0% 2,291 5,702 D+59.8
Etowah 3,326 60.5% 0 0.0% 2,168 5,494 D+60.5
Calhoun 3,299 60.5% 0 0.0% 2,155 5,454 D+60.5
Jackson 2,784 52.3% 0 0.0% 2,543 5,327 D+52.3
Tuscaloosa 3,508 71.5% 0 0.0% 1,397 4,905 D+71.5
Marshall 2,946 62.3% 0 0.0% 1,782 4,728 D+62.3
Franklin 2,539 55.8% 0 0.0% 2,010 4,549 D+55.8
Houston 2,677 64.0% 0 0.0% 1,508 4,185 D+64.0
Cullman 2,263 55.5% 0 0.0% 1,818 4,081 D+55.5
Tallapoosa 2,566 64.5% 0 0.0% 1,414 3,980 D+64.5
Elmore 2,052 53.0% 0 0.0% 1,820 3,872 D+53.0
Chambers 1,746 45.9% 0 0.0% 2,062 3,808 Others
Shelby 1,950 52.5% 0 0.0% 1,764 3,714 D+52.5
Lauderdale 2,748 74.9% 0 0.0% 923 3,671 D+74.9
Talladega 2,299 63.4% 0 0.0% 1,328 3,627 D+63.4
Covington 2,524 69.8% 0 0.0% 1,092 3,616 D+69.8
St. Clair 1,689 49.6% 0 0.0% 1,717 3,406 Others
Randolph 1,676 50.7% 0 0.0% 1,631 3,307 D+50.7
Geneva 1,889 58.0% 0 0.0% 1,368 3,257 D+58.0
Clay 1,232 38.7% 0 0.0% 1,951 3,183 Others
Dallas 2,413 76.6% 0 0.0% 739 3,152 D+76.6
Marion 1,873 61.4% 0 0.0% 1,176 3,049 D+61.4
Chilton 1,372 45.3% 0 0.0% 1,655 3,027 Others
Blount 2,002 67.0% 0 0.0% 985 2,987 D+67.0
Colbert 1,993 67.7% 0 0.0% 951 2,944 D+67.7
Fayette 1,593 56.3% 0 0.0% 1,236 2,829 D+56.3
Coffee 1,715 60.9% 0 0.0% 1,100 2,815 D+60.9
Baldwin 1,595 57.8% 0 0.0% 1,164 2,759 D+57.8
Escambia 1,347 49.3% 0 0.0% 1,388 2,735 Others
Monroe 1,736 66.1% 0 0.0% 889 2,625 D+66.1
Pike 1,904 72.7% 0 0.0% 715 2,619 D+72.7
Crenshaw 1,668 64.9% 0 0.0% 902 2,570 D+64.9
Lee 1,548 61.2% 0 0.0% 983 2,531 D+61.2
Lamar 1,753 70.6% 0 0.0% 729 2,482 D+70.6
Barbour 1,417 57.5% 0 0.0% 1,047 2,464 D+57.5
Butler 1,583 64.5% 0 0.0% 871 2,454 D+64.5
Conecuh 1,381 56.9% 0 0.0% 1,048 2,429 D+56.9
Marengo 1,913 79.3% 0 0.0% 499 2,412 D+79.3
Dale 1,502 62.6% 0 0.0% 899 2,401 D+62.6
Clarke 1,666 69.5% 0 0.0% 732 2,398 D+69.5
Bibb 1,529 65.2% 0 0.0% 816 2,345 D+65.2
Limestone 1,842 80.0% 0 0.0% 460 2,302 D+80.0
Winston 741 33.4% 0 0.0% 1,479 2,220 Others
Lawrence 1,330 64.2% 0 0.0% 742 2,072 D+64.2
Cleburne 1,097 53.1% 0 0.0% 969 2,066 D+53.1
Cherokee 1,135 57.8% 0 0.0% 830 1,965 D+57.8
Pickens 1,212 64.2% 0 0.0% 677 1,889 D+64.2
Henry 915 49.9% 0 0.0% 917 1,832 Others
Coosa 905 50.2% 0 0.0% 898 1,803 D+50.2
Choctaw 1,295 73.1% 0 0.0% 477 1,772 D+73.1
Perry 1,381 81.2% 0 0.0% 319 1,700 D+81.2
Autauga 1,011 61.5% 0 0.0% 633 1,644 D+61.5
Hale 1,215 78.0% 0 0.0% 343 1,558 D+78.0
Wilcox 1,309 88.7% 0 0.0% 167 1,476 D+88.7
Washington 958 67.7% 0 0.0% 458 1,416 D+67.7
Sumter 1,102 86.9% 0 0.0% 166 1,268 D+86.9
Lowndes 883 75.7% 0 0.0% 283 1,166 D+75.7
Russell 840 73.5% 0 0.0% 303 1,143 D+73.5
Bullock 855 78.3% 0 0.0% 237 1,092 D+78.3
Macon 621 59.5% 0 0.0% 423 1,044 D+59.5
Greene 617 91.5% 0 0.0% 57 674 D+91.5

Counties as they stood in 1930; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kay Ivey (R) R+37.8
2018 Kay Ivey (R) R+19.1
2014 Robert Bentley (R) R+27.3
2010 Robert Bentley (R) R+15.7
2006 Robert Riley (R) R+15.9
2002 Robert Riley (R) R+0.2
1998 Don Siegelman (D) D+15.6
1994 Fob James (R) R+0.9
1990 Guy Hunt (R) R+4.2
1986 Guy Hunt (R) R+12.9
1982 George C. Wallace (D) D+18.6
1978 Fob James (D) D+46.7
1974 George C. Wallace (D) D+68.4
1970 George Wallace (D) D+74.5
1966 Lurleen Burns Wallace (D) D+32.4
1962 George C. Wallace (D) D+96.3
1958 John Malcolm Patterson (D) D+76.8
1954 Jim Folsom (D) D+46.7
1950 Gordon Persons (D) D+82.2
1946 James E. Folsom (D) D+77.3
1942 Chauncey Sparks (D) D+78.4
1938 Frank M. Dixon (D) D+74.9
1934 Bibb Graves (D) D+74.3
1930 Benjamin M. Miller (D) D+61.8
1926 Bibb Graves (D) D+62.4
1922 William W. Brandon (D) D+56.3
1918 Thomas Kilby (D) D+80.2
1914 Charles Henderson (D) D+63.6
1910 Emmet O'Neal (D) D+60.4
1906 Braxton B. Comer (D) D+71.5
1902 William D. Jelks (D) D+47.4
1900 William J. Samford (D) D+53.6
1898 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+65.1
1896 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+59.0
1894 William C. Oates (D) D+57.1
1892 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+52.2
1890 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+53.1
1888 Thomas Seay (D) D+55.4
1886 Thomas Seay (D) D+59.3
1884 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+99.7
1882 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+37.4
1880 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+76.1
1878 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+100.0
1876 George S. Houston (D) D+31.6
1874 George S. Houston (D) D+6.6
1872 David P. Lewis (R) R+5.0
1870 Robert B. Lindsay (D) D+0.9
1868 William Hugh Smith (R) R+100.0
1865 Robert M. Patton (other)