1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama

1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama
May 11, 1914
 
Nominee Frank White
Party Democratic
Popular vote 84,720
Percentage 99.93%
U.S. senator before election

Joseph F. Johnston
Democratic

 Elected U.S. senator

Frank White
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama took place on May 11, 1914. U.S. Senator Joseph F. Johnston died on August 8, 1913, and a special election was held to fill the remainder of his term until the regular election on November 3, 1914. The Democratic primary took place on April 6, 1914, and Birmingham attorney Frank White won the Democratic primary in a landslide over Montgomery attorney Ray Ruston and State Senator Watt T. Brown. White was unopposed in the general election, and was elected unopposed. He did not run in the regular election.

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