1972 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1972 United States Senate election in Alabama
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  John J. Sparkman.jpg Winton M. Blount.jpg
Nominee John Sparkman Winton Blount
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote654,491347,523
Percentage62.27%33.06%
1972 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Sparkman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Blount:      50–60%
LeFlore:      40–50%     60–70%
U.S. senator before election

John Sparkman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Sparkman
Democratic

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Democratic primary results by county
  Sparkman
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Allen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%

The 1972 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1972.

Contents

Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a fifth full term in office over Postmaster General Winton Blount. Alabama was one of fifteen states alongside Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and West Virginia won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected a Democrat to the United States Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1972 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Sparkman (Incumbent) 331,838 50.25
Democratic Melba Till Allen 194,69029.48
Democratic Lambert C. Mims 87,46113.25
Democratic Robert Edington22,1453.35
Democratic Charles Sullins12,1641.84
Democratic Jimmy Harper7,5231.14
Democratic Sam Chestnut Jr.4,5190.68
Total votes660,340 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1972 Republican U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Winton Blount 27,736 54.16
Republican James D. Martin 16,80032.81
Republican Bert Nettles 5,76511.26
Republican Doris Callahan9091.78
Total votes51,210 100.00

Independents and third parties

Alabama Conservative

Alabama National Democratic

Prohibition

General election

Results

1972 United States Senate election in Alabama [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Sparkman (Incumbent) 654,491 62.27 Increase2.svg2.20
Republican Winton Blount 347,52333.06Decrease2.svg5.94
National Democratic Party of Alabama John L. LeFlore 31,4212.99N/A
Prohibition Jerome Couch10,8261.03N/A
Conservative Herbert W. Stone6,8380.65N/A
Total votes1,051,099 100.00

Results by county

1972 United States Senate election in Alabama by county [3]
CountyJohn Jackson Sparkman
Democratic		Winton M. Blount junior
Republican		John L. LeFlore
National Democratic		Jerome B. Couch
Prohibition		Herbert W. Stone
Alabama Conservative		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Autauga 4,94964.70%2,45532.10%480.63%1271.66%700.92%2,49432.61%7,649
Baldwin 10,47755.62%7,76641.23%2481.32%2431.29%1030.55%2,71114.39%18,837
Barbour 5,11969.48%1,97426.79%630.86%1632.21%490.67%3,14542.68%7,368
Bibb 2,98769.72%1,24329.01%230.54%10.02%300.70%1,74440.71%4,284
Blount 5,33660.40%3,43338.86%140.16%260.29%260.29%1,90321.54%8,835
Bullock 2,15543.99%87617.88%1,78536.44%601.22%230.47%370 [lower-alpha 1] 7.55%4,899
Butler 4,32065.11%2,27534.29%220.33%50.08%130.20%2,04530.82%6,635
Calhoun 17,33863.07%9,52834.66%3591.31%770.28%1870.68%7,81028.41%27,489
Chambers 6,80459.80%4,31037.88%640.56%1391.22%600.53%2,49421.92%11,377
Cherokee 3,29973.10%1,13325.11%250.55%390.86%170.38%2,16647.99%4,513
Chilton 5,39657.71%3,83340.99%620.66%150.16%440.47%1,56316.72%9,350
Choctaw 3,64269.13%1,36225.85%2474.69%30.06%140.27%2,28043.28%5,268
Clarke 5,23767.35%2,28229.35%760.98%1391.79%420.54%2,95538.00%7,776
Clay 2,75259.02%1,88740.47%100.21%50.11%90.19%86518.55%4,663
Cleburne 2,35657.73%1,70941.88%70.17%40.10%50.12%64715.85%4,081
Coffee 8,06569.18%3,45729.65%420.36%700.60%240.21%4,60839.53%11,658
Colbert 12,73271.32%4,22123.64%5363.00%1781.00%1851.04%8,51147.68%17,852
Conecuh 3,56773.09%1,23825.37%380.78%130.27%240.49%2,32947.73%4,880
Coosa 2,42967.27%1,17132.43%60.17%50.14%00.00%1,25834.84%3,611
Covington 7,30263.73%4,10335.81%250.22%60.05%220.19%3,19927.92%11,458
Crenshaw 3,30570.74%1,18925.45%791.69%851.82%140.30%2,11645.29%4,672
Cullman 12,00961.02%7,60138.62%170.09%280.14%270.14%4,40822.40%19,682
Dale 6,50062.50%3,73935.95%330.32%950.91%330.32%2,76126.55%10,400
Dallas 9,29563.99%4,85833.44%2932.02%60.04%740.51%4,43730.55%14,526
DeKalb 7,30952.23%6,63247.39%240.17%150.11%140.10%6774.84%13,994
Elmore 6,87362.26%3,85934.95%410.37%1941.76%730.66%3,01427.30%11,040
Escambia 7,05870.39%2,84228.34%680.68%140.14%450.45%4,21642.05%10,027
Etowah 19,26565.33%9,64832.72%3131.06%910.31%1700.58%9,61732.61%29,487
Fayette 3,60167.16%1,73532.36%60.11%90.17%110.21%1,86634.80%5,362
Franklin 4,62055.04%3,68443.89%480.57%250.30%170.20%93611.15%8,394
Geneva 5,03767.84%2,32831.35%350.47%70.09%180.24%2,70936.48%7,425
Greene 1,07022.18%64313.33%3,05463.31%20.04%551.14%-1,984 [lower-alpha 1] -41.13%4,824
Hale 3,10257.68%1,03819.30%1,01218.82%1232.29%1031.92%2,06438.38%5,378
Henry 2,85764.13%1,58035.47%80.18%50.11%50.11%1,27728.66%4,455
Houston 7,34946.09%8,11850.92%2691.69%1340.84%740.46%-769-4.82%15,944
Jackson 7,79473.57%2,57424.30%610.58%940.89%710.67%5,22049.27%10,594
Jefferson 124,54061.44%68,99834.04%4,0251.99%3,1891.57%1,9530.96%55,54227.40%202,705
Lamar 3,46377.77%97221.83%100.22%40.09%40.09%2,49155.94%4,453
Lauderdale 15,75571.16%5,57725.19%2901.31%3291.49%1900.86%10,17845.97%22,141
Lawrence 4,55973.17%1,64526.40%160.26%110.18%00.00%2,91446.77%6,231
Lee 9,09057.92%6,14739.17%1661.06%2171.38%730.47%2,94318.75%15,693
Limestone 6,52870.83%2,45226.60%470.51%1401.52%500.54%4,07644.22%9,217
Lowndes 2,30545.84%88117.52%1,69233.65%1012.01%490.97%613 [lower-alpha 1] 12.19%5,028
Macon 5,31978.60%97814.45%1852.73%2133.15%721.06%4,34164.15%6,767
Madison 36,66066.79%16,80730.62%6801.24%4360.79%3030.55%19,85336.17%54,886
Marengo 5,56966.19%1,84821.96%86810.32%540.64%750.89%3,72144.22%8,414
Marion 4,55163.29%2,62436.49%60.08%60.08%40.06%1,92726.80%7,191
Marshall 10,82963.52%5,84034.26%790.46%2111.24%890.52%4,98929.26%17,048
Mobile 52,69758.45%31,81535.29%4,0024.44%9201.02%7210.80%20,88223.16%90,155
Monroe 5,13767.88%2,14728.37%1952.58%160.21%730.96%2,99039.51%7,568
Montgomery 29,58758.66%18,71837.11%9901.96%8211.63%3210.64%10,86921.55%50,437
Morgan 17,38567.80%7,57529.54%1830.71%3781.47%1190.46%9,81038.26%25,640
Perry 2,76949.19%1,11719.84%1,71330.43%50.09%250.44%1,056 [lower-alpha 1] 18.76%5,629
Pickens 3,45256.63%1,58626.02%1,02516.81%60.10%270.44%1,86630.61%6,096
Pike 4,88362.01%2,77735.27%610.77%1151.46%380.48%2,10626.75%7,874
Randolph 3,68859.84%2,31737.60%330.54%801.30%450.73%1,37122.25%6,163
Russell 5,50056.85%3,51336.31%1811.87%3263.37%1541.59%1,98720.54%9,674
Shelby 7,31262.24%4,14435.27%530.45%1571.34%830.71%3,16826.96%11,749
St. Clair 5,25558.08%3,47438.40%710.78%1131.25%1351.49%1,78119.68%9,048
Sumter 2,61446.45%1,07219.05%1,90133.78%90.16%320.57%713 [lower-alpha 1] 12.67%5,628
Talladega 12,39870.83%4,94228.23%1020.58%180.10%450.26%7,45642.59%17,505
Tallapoosa 7,46565.42%3,65432.02%590.52%1711.50%620.54%3,81133.40%11,411
Tuscaloosa 20,41365.41%9,10429.17%9953.19%4931.58%2040.65%11,30936.24%31,209
Walker 13,17166.76%6,44732.68%220.11%170.09%720.36%6,72434.08%19,729
Washington 3,13868.62%1,39130.42%290.63%80.17%70.15%1,74738.20%4,573
Wilcox 2,27036.67%1,17418.96%2,67943.27%260.42%420.68%-409 [lower-alpha 1] -6.61%6,191
Winston 2,88345.34%3,46354.46%20.03%70.11%40.06%-580-9.12%6,359
Total654,49162.27%347,52333.06%31,4212.99%10,8261.03%6,8380.65%306,96829.20%1,051,099

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 In this county where Blount ran third behind Sparkman and LeFlore, margin given is Sparkman vote minus LeFlore vote and percentage margin Sparkman percentage minus LeFlore percentage.

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  2. ↑ "AL US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
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