1946 Alabama gubernatorial election

1946 Alabama gubernatorial election

← 1942 November 5, 1946 1950 →
 
Nominee Jim Folsom Lyman Ward
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 174,962 22,362
Percentage 88.67% 11.33%

County results
Folsom:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Chauncey Sparks
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim Folsom
Democratic

The 1946 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Chauncey Sparks was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.