1938 Alabama House of Representatives election


The 1938 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1938, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 105 Democrats and one [Alabama Alabama Republican Party|Republican Party|Republican], Percy M. Pitts of Chilton County, were elected to the 1939 House.
Representative Hugh D. Merrill of Calhoun County was unanimously elected for a second stint as Speaker of the House on January 10, 1939.

General election results

Party gains

Source for 1934 election winners: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935.
  • Chilton: Republican Percy M. Pitts was elected. Democrat C. B. Cox won this seat in 1934. Republican gain.
  • Winston: Democrat Roy Mayhall was elected. He defeated incumbent Republican J. A. Posey, first elected in 1934. '''Democratic gain.'''

Jefferson County (at-large)

Unlike other multi-seat counties, candidates in Jefferson County ran an at-large basis rather than for designated places.