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1954 Alabama governor election
Jim Folsom (Democrat) beat Tom Abernathy (Republican) in Alabama in 1954, 73.4% to 26.6%, a margin of 46.7 points and 155,713 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when Gordon Persons won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Jefferson, cast 51,325 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.6 points. The closest was Lowndes, where 454 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Folsom won | Democratic | 244,401 | 73.4% |
| Tom Abernathy | Republican | 88,688 | 26.6% |
| All other candidates | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 333,091 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 28,905 56.3% | 22,420 43.7% | 51,325 | D+12.6 | |
| Mobile | 14,382 63.5% | 8,257 36.5% | 22,639 | D+27.1 | |
| De Kalb | 8,248 57.9% | 5,995 42.1% | 14,243 | D+15.8 | |
| Etowah | 9,670 75.3% | 3,177 24.7% | 12,847 | D+50.5 | |
| Montgomery | 6,831 63.9% | 3,856 36.1% | 10,687 | D+27.8 | |
| Walker | 7,639 79.9% | 1,925 20.1% | 9,564 | D+59.7 | |
| Cullman | 6,295 76.4% | 1,942 23.6% | 8,237 | D+52.8 | |
| Talladega | 5,437 67.8% | 2,585 32.2% | 1 | 8,023 | D+35.5 |
| Tuscaloosa | 5,556 71.8% | 2,179 28.2% | 7,735 | D+43.7 | |
| Calhoun | 5,561 76.0% | 1,756 24.0% | 7,317 | D+52.0 | |
| Morgan | 5,750 82.3% | 1,237 17.7% | 6,987 | D+64.6 | |
| Marshall | 5,587 85.5% | 948 14.5% | 6,535 | D+71.0 | |
| Lauderdale | 5,511 85.5% | 938 14.5% | 6,449 | D+70.9 | |
| Chilton | 3,578 60.6% | 2,323 39.4% | 5,901 | D+21.3 | |
| Franklin | 3,885 66.1% | 1,994 33.9% | 5,879 | D+32.2 | |
| Madison | 4,987 85.0% | 881 15.0% | 5,868 | D+70.0 | |
| Tallapoosa | 4,983 91.1% | 486 8.9% | 5,469 | D+82.2 | |
| Baldwin | 3,490 67.0% | 1,720 33.0% | 5,210 | D+34.0 | |
| Elmore | 4,412 86.7% | 674 13.3% | 5,086 | D+73.5 | |
| Colbert | 4,347 86.9% | 657 13.1% | 5,004 | D+73.7 | |
| Covington | 4,292 86.5% | 669 13.5% | 4,961 | D+73.0 | |
| Winston | 2,642 55.9% | 2,081 44.1% | 4,723 | D+11.9 | |
| Blount | 3,237 75.5% | 1,048 24.5% | 4,285 | D+51.1 | |
| Randolph | 3,555 83.3% | 714 16.7% | 4,269 | D+66.5 | |
| Crenshaw | 3,932 95.0% | 205 5.0% | 4,137 | D+90.1 | |
| Chambers | 3,397 82.4% | 725 17.6% | 4,122 | D+64.8 | |
| St. Clair | 2,930 71.7% | 1,156 28.3% | 4,086 | D+43.4 | |
| Coffee | 3,847 96.4% | 145 3.6% | 3,992 | D+92.7 | |
| Shelby | 2,603 67.1% | 1,275 32.9% | 3,878 | D+34.2 | |
| Jackson | 3,305 88.4% | 434 11.6% | 3,739 | D+76.8 | |
| Dallas | 2,085 58.9% | 1,453 41.1% | 3,538 | D+17.9 | |
| Marion | 2,909 84.8% | 522 15.2% | 3,431 | D+69.6 | |
| Houston | 2,618 77.3% | 769 22.7% | 3,387 | D+54.6 | |
| Escambia | 3,080 91.0% | 305 9.0% | 3,385 | D+82.0 | |
| Butler | 2,581 77.1% | 766 22.9% | 3,347 | D+54.2 | |
| Limestone | 2,988 92.5% | 244 7.5% | 3,232 | D+84.9 | |
| Russell | 2,564 82.2% | 556 17.8% | 3,120 | D+64.4 | |
| Fayette | 2,426 77.9% | 687 22.1% | 3,113 | D+55.9 | |
| Lee | 2,291 77.1% | 680 22.9% | 2,971 | D+54.2 | |
| Pike | 2,324 85.4% | 398 14.6% | 2,722 | D+70.8 | |
| Barbour | 2,162 89.0% | 268 11.0% | 2,430 | D+77.9 | |
| Lawrence | 1,976 82.4% | 423 17.6% | 2,399 | D+64.7 | |
| Clarke | 2,033 85.2% | 352 14.8% | 2,385 | D+70.5 | |
| Geneva | 2,213 93.9% | 144 6.1% | 2,357 | D+87.8 | |
| Clay | 1,865 79.6% | 479 20.4% | 2,344 | D+59.1 | |
| Dale | 1,902 85.7% | 317 14.3% | 2,219 | D+71.4 | |
| Lamar | 1,855 89.6% | 216 10.4% | 2,071 | D+79.1 | |
| Cherokee | 1,816 89.0% | 224 11.0% | 2,040 | D+78.0 | |
| Coosa | 1,677 83.7% | 327 16.3% | 2,004 | D+67.4 | |
| Monroe | 1,777 89.0% | 220 11.0% | 1,997 | D+78.0 | |
| Bibb | 1,634 82.0% | 358 18.0% | 1,992 | D+64.1 | |
| Conecuh | 1,719 87.1% | 254 12.9% | 1,973 | D+74.3 | |
| Pickens | 1,603 81.5% | 364 18.5% | 1,967 | D+63.0 | |
| Washington | 1,671 88.6% | 215 11.4% | 1,886 | D+77.2 | |
| Autauga | 1,395 76.1% | 437 23.9% | 1,832 | D+52.3 | |
| Marengo | 1,371 76.1% | 430 23.9% | 1,801 | D+52.2 | |
| Henry | 1,419 89.0% | 176 11.0% | 1,595 | D+77.9 | |
| Macon | 1,272 83.2% | 257 16.8% | 1,529 | D+66.4 | |
| Cleburne | 1,184 80.9% | 279 19.1% | 1,463 | D+61.9 | |
| Hale | 955 67.2% | 466 32.8% | 1,421 | D+34.4 | |
| Bullock | 1,053 77.0% | 314 23.0% | 1,367 | D+54.1 | |
| Choctaw | 1,251 96.8% | 41 3.2% | 1,292 | D+93.7 | |
| Wilcox | 864 71.6% | 343 28.4% | 1,207 | D+43.2 | |
| Perry | 850 73.7% | 304 26.3% | 1,154 | D+47.3 | |
| Sumter | 824 74.4% | 283 25.6% | 1,107 | D+48.9 | |
| Lowndes | 731 72.5% | 277 27.5% | 1,008 | D+45.0 | |
| Greene | 669 82.9% | 138 17.1% | 807 | D+65.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1954; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |