Russell James Whitson (September 23, 1914 - April 29, 1996[1]) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
He trailed significantly behind Social Credit candidate Ashley Cooper on the first vote count.
The election went two more counts allowing Whitson to come from behind and defeat Cooper by 20 votes to pick up the seat for his party.
He faced Cooper for the second time and was defeated finishing a distant second place in the four way race.