The 1934 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1934, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Benjamin M. Miller was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

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1934 Alabama gubernatorial election

← 1930 November 2, 1934 1938 →

Nominee Bibb Graves Edmund H. Dryer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 155,197 22,621 Percentage 86.93% 12.67%

County results Graves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Dryer:      50–60%

Governor before election Benjamin M. Miller Democratic Elected Governor Bibb Graves Democratic

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At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election.