1937 Birmingham municipal election

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The 1937 municipal election for the Birmingham City Commission was held on May 4, 1937. In the at-large election, 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 Altman: 2,879
H. H. "Babe" Askew: 1,256

References

Crippled Commission Leader Out-Runs 3 Opponents; Downs Eliminated (May 5, 1937) Tuscaloosa News

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