The 1922 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 1922, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. 103 Democrats and 3 Republicans were elected to the 1923 House.

On January 9, 1923, Hugh Davis Merrill of Calhoun County defeated J. Lee Long for the Speaker nomination, 59 to 41.[1]

General election results

Counties not listed were won by Democrats in both the 1918 and 1922 elections:[2][3][4]

  • Chilton: Republican W. M. Wyatt was elected. Republican W. A. Reynolds won this seat in 1918.
  • DeKalb: Republican John P. Hawkins was elected. Democrat E. M. Baker won this seat in 1918.
  • Cullman: Democrat Finis E. St. John was elected. Republican T. H. Roberson won this seat in 1918.
  • Shelby: Democrat Paul O. Luck was elected. Republican A. P. Longshore won this seat in 1918.
  • Winston: Republican J. A. Posey was elected. Republican J. M. Burns won this seat in 1918.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chosen Speaker". Birmingham Post-Herald. 10 January 1923. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "The next legislature". The Montgomery Times. 22 December 1922. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Legislature to have but five Republicans". The Anniston Star. 3 December 1918. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Representatives". Birmingham Post-Herald. 17 December 1922. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_Alabama_House_of_Representatives_election