1946 Alabama Attorney General election

1946 Alabama Attorney General election
November 5, 1946
 
Candidate Albert A. Carmichael Jere Murphy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 163,381 22,351
Percentage 88.9% 12.0%
Attorney General before election

William N. McQueen
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Albert A. Carmichael
Democratic

The 1946 Alabama Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1946, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama to a four-year term. Albert A. Carmichael was elected to a second non-consecutive term.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. A. Carmichael 209,340 100.00
Total votes 209,340 100.00

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

1946 Alabama Attorney General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. A. Carmichael 163,381 87.97
Republican Jere Murphy 22,351 12.03
Total votes 185,732 100.00

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947". Archive.org. State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Carmichael Unopposed". The Birmingham Post. January 15, 1946. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ellis Slashes Back At Critics". The Birmingham Post. May 25, 1946. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alabama Republicans Put Slate on Ticket". Greenville Advocate. September 12, 1946. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Large Cullman County Vote Expected At Polls, Tuesday". The Cullman Tribune. October 31, 1946. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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