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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]
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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 edit
Candidates edit
- Frank W. Boykin, Representative of Alabama's 1st congressional district
- James A. Simpson
- Ted Allen
- Thomas H. Maxwell
- John Sparkman, Representative of Alabama's 8th congressional district
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Candidates edit
- John Sparkman, Representative of Alabama's 8th congressional district
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Sparkman | 163,217 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - D Special Primary Race - Jul 30, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 29 May 2024.