1974 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James B. Allen ran for re-election to a second term in office and succeeded easily, with only nominal opposition in the Democratic primary and general election.
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County results Allen: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% |
With no Republican opponent, the Democratic primary on August 6 was tantamount to election.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- James B. Allen, incumbent U.S. Senator
- John Taylor, Double Springs businessman
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James B. Allen (incumbent) | 572,584 | 82.81% | |
Democratic | John Taylor | 118,848 | 17.19% | |
Total votes | 691,432 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James B. Allen (incumbent) | 501,541 | 95.84% | 25.85 | |
Prohibition | Alvin Abercrombie | 21,749 | 4.16% | N/A | |
Total votes | 523,290 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |