1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama

1946 United States Senate special primary election in Alabama

← 1942 June 12, 1946 1948 →
 
Nominee John Sparkman James A. Simpson Frank W. Boykin
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 85,049 163,217 163,217
Percentage 50.14% 27.57% 27.57%

County results
Sparkman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Simpson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Boykin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90%
Allen:      30–40%

U.S. senator before election

John Bankhead II
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Sparkman
Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1946.[1] Primary elections were held on July 30, 1946.[2]

Incumbent Senator John Bankhead died on June 12, 1946. The Democrats were unopposed, thus making the Democratic primary tantamount to the election. Democrat congressman, John Sparkman won the primary with 50.14% of the vote.[2]

Democratic primary

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1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sparkman 85,049 50.14%
Democratic James A. Simpson 46,762 27.57%
Democratic Frank W. Boykin 35,982 21.21%
Democratic Ted Allen 1,260 0.74%
Democratic Thomas H. Maxwell 585 0.35%
Total votes 169,638 100.00%

General election

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1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sparkman 163,217 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - D Special Primary Race - Jul 30, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 29 May 2024.