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The '''1937 municipal election''' for the [[Birmingham]] [[Birmingham City Commission|City Commission]] was held on [[May 4]], [[1937]]. | The '''1937 municipal election''' for the [[Birmingham]] [[Birmingham City Commission|City Commission]] was held on [[May 4]], [[1937]]. Officially a Democratic Party primary, the at-large election served effectively as a general election with no challengers from other parties. In the polling three-term incumbent [[Jimmie Jones|James M. Jones]] claimed more votes than all his challengers combined and held the presidency of the commission. A run-off election was held on [[May 18]] to determine the winners of the associate commission seats. | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 11 July 2011
The 1937 municipal election for the Birmingham City Commission was held on May 4, 1937. Officially a Democratic Party primary, the at-large election served effectively as a general election with no challengers from other parties. In the polling three-term incumbent James M. Jones claimed more votes than all his challengers combined and held the presidency of the commission. A run-off election was held on May 18 to determine the winners of the associate commission seats.
Results
Commission president
- Jimmie Jones: 13,836 votes
- Noel Beddow: 3,658
- F. D. McArthur: 3,517
- Paul Tarrant: 2,479
- Arthur Greenwood: 802
Associate commissioner
- Eugene "Bull" Connor: 11,448, runoff
- John Taylor: 9,663, runoff
- Jimmy Morgan: 8,344, runoff
- Lewey Robinson: 6,017, runoff
- W. O. Downs: 5,308
- L. A. Whetstone: 3,828
- John W. Altman: 2,879
- H. H. "Babe" Askew: 1,256
References
- Crippled Commission Leader Out-Runs 3 Opponents; Downs Eliminated (May 5, 1937) Tuscaloosa News