The 1950 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Jim Folsom was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.
At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices.
Candidates[]
William M. Beck
Robert Bell
Elbert Boozer, former Calhoun CountyProbate Judge and candidate for governor in 1946
Bull Connor, Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety and candidate for governor in 1938
Jas. M. Dement
Hugh Dubose
W. R. Farnell
Wiley Gordon
Phil Hamm, Commissioner of the Department of Revenue
J. Bruce Henderson, State Senator
Joe Money
Reuben Newton
Gordon Persons, President of the Public Service Commission and candidate for governor in 1946