1930 United States Senate election in Alabama

The 1930 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1930.

1930 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 →

Candidate John H. Bankhead II James Thomas Heflin Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 150,985 100,952 Percentage 59.93% 40.07%

County results Bankhead:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Heflin:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election James Thomas Heflin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John H. Bankhead II Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Senator James Thomas Heflin was denied the Democratic nomination for supporting Republican Herbert Hoover in 1928. He ran as an independent candidate in the general election but lost re-election to John H. Bankhead II.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John H. Bankhead II, businessman and candidate for Senate in 1926
• Fred I. Thompson

Results

Democratic primary results by county

  Bankhead

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Thompson

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

1930 U.S. Senate election in Alabama^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Bankhead II	102,462	63.93%
	Democratic	Fred I. Thompson	57,809	36.07%
Total votes			160,271	100.00%

General election

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in Alabama^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John H. Bankhead II	150,985	59.93%
	Independent	James Thomas Heflin (inc.)	100,952	40.07%
Total votes			251,947	100.00%

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections