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  AL US Senate - D Special Primary
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Parents > United States > Alabama > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1946 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 30, 1946 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close July 30, 1946 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1947 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedPaul November 30, 2021 04:15am
Data SourcesSouthern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949, p. 18
Description Special election to replace John Bankhead.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won06/15/1946
NameGeorge R. Swift Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/15/1946 - 11/05/1946 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1946
NameJohn J. Sparkman Votes163,217 (100.00%)
Term11/06/1946 - 01/03/1949 Margin163,217 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceAL US Senate - Special Election 11/05/1946

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Name Rep. John J. Sparkman James A. Simpson Rep. Frank W. Boykin Ted Allen Thomas H. Maxwell  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 85,049 (50.14%) 46,762 (27.57%) 35,982 (21.21%) 1,260 (0.74%) 585 (0.35%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -38,287 (-22.57%) -49,067 (-28.92%) -83,789 (-49.39%) -84,464 (-49.79%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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