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1902 Alabama Secretary of State election

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1902 Alabama Secretary of State election

 1898
November 4, 1902
1906 
 
Candidate J. Thomas Heflin J. H. Karter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 65,771 22,248
Percentage 74.7% 25.3%

Secretary of State before election

Robert P. McDavid
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

J. Thomas Heflin
Democratic

The 1902 Alabama Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 1902, to elect the Secretary of State of Alabama to a four-year term. Democratic nominee J. Thomas Heflin was elected.

Nominees

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Results

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1902 Alabama Secretary of State election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Thomas Heflin 65,771 74.72
Republican J. H. Karter 22,248 25.27
Prohibition W. D. Witherspoon (write-in) 10 0.01
Total votes 88,029 100.00

References

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  1. 1 2 "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903". Archive.org. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  2. "Five Counties for Johnston". The Birmingham Age-Herald. August 28, 1902. p. 1.