1954 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1954 United States Senate election in Alabama
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  1948 November 2, 1954 1960  
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Nominee John Sparkman Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote259,34855,110
Percentage82.48%17.53%

1954 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Sparkman:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. senator before election

John Sparkman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Sparkman
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 2, 1954.

Contents

Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a second full term in office over Republican Junius Foy Guin Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results by county
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Sparkman
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Battle
40-50%
50-60%
60-70% 1954 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Alabama results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county
  Sparkman
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Battle
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Sparkman (inc.) 323,877 58.26%
Democratic Laurie C. Battle 208,16637.44%
Democratic John G. Crommelin 19,5793.52%
Democratic William C. Irby4,3200.78%
Total votes555,942 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Sparkman (inc.) 259,348 82.48% Decrease2.svg1.52
Republican Junius Foy Guin Jr. 55,11017.53%Increase2.svg1.53
Total votes314,458 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.