1946 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture election

1946 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture election
November 5, 1946
Commissioner of Agriculture before election; Haygood Paterson; Democratic	Elected Commissioner of Agriculture ; Haygood Paterson; Democratic

The 1946 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture election election was held on November 5, 1946, to elect the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture to a four-year term. The primary election was held on May 7, 1946.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Haygood Paterson, incumbent commissioner^[2]^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Mason M. Paschall, farmer^[4]

Results

Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haygood Paterson	208,136	77.54
	Democratic	Mason M. Paschall	60,304	22.46
Total votes			268,440	100.00

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominee

J. N. Dennis^[5]

General election

Results

1946 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haygood Paterson	163,911	87.98
	Republican	J. N. Dennis	22,395	12.02
Total votes			186,306	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947". Archive.org. State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Political Announcement". Mobile Labor Journal. April 26, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "For Haygood Paterson". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 27, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ Sparrow, Hugh (May 5, 1946). "Experienced Men Seek Office Of Agriculture Commissioner". The Birmingham News. p. 15. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "State Republicans To Name Candidates". The Birmingham Post. August 19, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[Register-1] "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947". Archive.org. State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[2] "Political Announcement". Mobile Labor Journal. April 26, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[3] "For Haygood Paterson". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 27, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[4] Sparrow, Hugh (May 5, 1946). "Experienced Men Seek Office Of Agriculture Commissioner". The Birmingham News. p. 15. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[5] "State Republicans To Name Candidates". The Birmingham Post. August 19, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

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