1968 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1968 United States Senate election in Alabama
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Nominee James B. Allen Perry O. Hooper Sr. Robert P. Schwenn
Party Democratic Republican National Democratic (Ala.)
Popular vote638,744201,22772,699
Percentage69.99%22.05%7.97%
1968 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Allen:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Hooper:      40-50%
Schwenn:     40–50%     50–60%
U.S. senator before election

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James B. Allen
Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill retired. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor of Alabama James Allen, who won a hotly contested primary over Armistead I. Selden Jr. In the general election, Allen easily defeated Republican Probate Judge Perry O. Hooper Sr. and National Democratic nominee Robert Schwenn.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary first round results by county .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Allen 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Selden 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Smith 30-40% 40-50% 1968 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Alabama results map by county.svg
Democratic primary first round results by county
  Allen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Selden
  •   30-40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Smith
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
1968 Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James B. Allen 224,48341.88%
Democratic Armistead I. Selden Jr. 190,28335.50%
Democratic Bob Smith72,92813.61%
Democratic Jim Folsom 32,0045.97%
Democratic John G. Crommelin 10,9262.04%
Democratic Margaret Stewart5,3681.00%
Total votes535,992 100.00%

Run-off

Because no candidate received a majority in the first round, Allen and Selden advanced to a run-off election on June 4.

Democratic primary runoff results by county Allen 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Selden 50-60% 60-70% 1968 United States Senate Democratic primary runoff in Alabama results map by county.svg
Democratic primary runoff results by county
  Allen
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Selden
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
1968 Democratic run-off results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James B. Allen 196,511 50.52%
Democratic Armistead I. Selden Jr. 192,44849.48%
Total votes388,959 100.00%

General election

1968 United States Senate election in Alabama [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James B. Allen 638,774 69.99% Increase2.svg19.13
Republican Perry O. Hooper Sr. 201,22722.05%Decrease2.svg27.09
National Democratic (Ala.) Robert P. Schwenn72,6997.97%N/A
Total votes912,700 100.00%
Democratic hold

General election results by county

1968 United States Senate election in Alabama by county [3]
CountyJames Browning Allen
Democratic		Perry Oliver Hooper senior
Republican		Robert P. Schwenn
National Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Autauga 4,36860.84%1,62922.69%1,18316.48%2,73938.15%7,180
Baldwin 13,11180.60%3,03018.63%1250.77%10,08161.98%16,266
Barbour 5,45175.23%4966.85%1,29917.93%4,152 [lower-alpha 1] 57.30%7,246
Bibb 3,60980.11%3146.97%58212.92%3,027 [lower-alpha 1] 67.19%4,505
Blount 5,91472.84%2,18226.88%230.28%3,73245.97%8,119
Bullock 1,91447.47%51812.85%1,60039.68%314 [lower-alpha 1] 7.79%4,032
Butler 3,55860.92%2,06935.43%2133.65%1,48925.50%5,840
Calhoun 20,37779.46%3,34713.05%1,9217.49%17,03066.41%25,645
Chambers 7,95385.80%1,09111.77%2252.43%6,86274.03%9,269
Cherokee 4,74392.85%3186.23%470.92%4,42586.63%5,108
Chilton 5,15462.52%2,74333.27%3474.21%2,41129.25%8,244
Choctaw 3,74294.26%1814.56%471.18%3,56189.70%3,970
Clarke 5,13985.54%76012.65%1091.81%4,37972.89%6,008
Clay 4,01384.61%68914.53%410.86%3,32470.08%4,743
Cleburne 3,44087.33%48412.29%150.38%2,95675.04%3,939
Coffee 8,62087.19%1,07710.89%1891.91%7,54376.30%9,886
Colbert 11,11276.78%2,06014.23%1,3008.98%9,05262.55%14,472
Conecuh 3,52985.55%54413.19%521.26%2,98572.36%4,125
Coosa 2,66173.53%49213.59%46612.88%2,16959.93%3,619
Covington 8,82574.33%2,87124.18%1761.48%5,95450.15%11,872
Crenshaw 3,66874.92%94919.38%2795.70%2,71955.54%4,896
Cullman 11,13467.60%5,22531.72%1110.67%5,90935.88%16,470
Dale 7,86186.07%94110.30%3313.62%6,92075.77%9,133
Dallas 7,50757.07%2,44418.58%3,20224.34%4,305 [lower-alpha 1] 32.73%13,153
DeKalb 8,99862.66%5,34037.18%230.16%3,65825.47%14,361
Elmore 7,55272.07%2,28421.80%6436.14%5,26850.27%10,479
Escambia 8,11088.82%95610.47%650.71%7,15478.35%9,131
Etowah 23,75979.69%4,42514.84%1,6295.46%19,33464.85%29,813
Fayette 4,75785.30%79214.20%280.50%3,96571.10%5,577
Franklin 5,73467.32%2,57930.28%2052.41%3,15537.04%8,518
Geneva 7,79892.07%4064.79%2663.14%7,39287.27%8,470
Greene 1,54440.04%1814.69%2,13155.26%-587 [lower-alpha 1] -15.22%3,856
Hale 2,76553.94%4188.15%1,94337.90%822 [lower-alpha 1] 16.04%5,126
Henry 4,00384.86%1573.33%55711.81%3,446 [lower-alpha 1] 73.05%4,717
Houston 14,81589.46%1,3968.43%3502.11%13,41981.03%16,561
Jackson 8,32787.08%1,08611.36%1501.57%7,24175.72%9,563
Jefferson 94,60359.26%53,09433.26%11,9437.48%41,50926.00%159,640
Lamar 5,26392.72%3345.88%791.39%4,92986.84%5,676
Lauderdale 12,42174.89%3,41420.58%7504.52%9,00754.31%16,585
Lawrence 5,63286.58%69210.64%1812.78%4,94075.94%6,505
Lee 7,97568.54%2,44220.99%1,21910.48%5,53347.55%11,636
Limestone 7,88882.64%1,20712.65%4504.71%6,68169.99%9,545
Lowndes 1,46353.14%61822.45%67224.41%791 [lower-alpha 1] 28.73%2,753
Macon 1,59933.89%48210.22%2,63755.89%-1,038 [lower-alpha 1] -22.00%4,718
Madison 27,24955.97%16,69934.30%4,7419.74%10,55021.67%48,689
Marengo 4,88655.43%6747.65%3,25436.92%1,632 [lower-alpha 1] 18.52%8,814
Marion 6,53480.28%1,56719.25%380.47%4,96761.03%8,139
Marshall 12,68680.38%2,93318.58%1631.03%9,75361.80%15,782
Mobile 53,65674.85%16,47322.98%1,5562.17%37,18351.87%71,685
Monroe 4,84284.22%5619.76%3466.02%4,28174.47%5,749
Montgomery 15,81536.89%18,59843.39%8,45219.72%-2,783-6.49%42,865
Morgan 15,35379.52%3,60018.65%3531.83%11,75360.88%19,306
Perry 2,55746.84%58010.62%2,32242.54%235 [lower-alpha 1] 4.30%5,459
Pickens 4,37975.40%3415.87%1,08818.73%3,291 [lower-alpha 1] 56.66%5,808
Pike 4,57062.37%1,78524.36%97213.27%2,78538.01%7,327
Randolph 5,17683.78%78912.77%2133.45%4,38771.01%6,178
Russell 7,85092.20%5436.38%1211.42%7,30785.82%8,514
Shelby 7,28774.64%2,14221.94%3343.42%5,14552.70%9,763
St. Clair 6,89375.68%1,84920.30%3664.02%5,04455.38%9,108
Sumter 2,16545.95%2775.88%2,27048.17%-105 [lower-alpha 1] -2.23%4,712
Talladega 13,64985.48%1,74410.92%5743.59%11,90574.56%15,967
Tallapoosa 8,69579.87%1,60514.74%5875.39%7,09065.12%10,887
Tuscaloosa 18,53070.05%3,80114.37%4,12115.58%14,409 [lower-alpha 1] 54.47%26,452
Walker 14,54283.63%2,77915.98%670.39%11,76367.65%17,388
Washington 4,02289.36%3187.07%1613.58%3,70482.29%4,501
Wilcox 2,01258.68%63918.64%77822.69%1,234 [lower-alpha 1] 35.99%3,429
Winston 3,01757.93%2,17341.72%180.35%84416.21%5,208
Totals638,77469.99%201,22722.05%72,6997.97%437,54747.94%912,700

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 In this county where Hooper ran third behind both Allen and Schwenn, margin given is Allen vote minus Schwenn vote and percentage margin Allen percentage minus Schwenn percentage.

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - D Primary Race - May 07, 1968".
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jun 04, 1968".
  3. 1 2 "AL US Senate Race — November 05, 1968". Our Campaigns.
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