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1954 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

Jim Folsom won the 1954 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. Jim Folsom received 244,401 popular votes (73.37%). The main challenger was Tom Abernathy (26.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Folsom and Abernathy

Folsom +46.7 pts · won by 155,713 votes
Jim FolsomDemocraticWINNER73.37%
244,401 votes
Tom AbernathyRepublican26.63%
88,688 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.