1960 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 1960 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1960.
Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a third full term in office over Republican Julian Elgin.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Zeke Calhoun
- John G. Crommelin, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and white supremacist
- John Sparkman, incumbent Senator
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Sparkman (Incumbent) | 335,722 | 83.08% | |
Democratic | John G. Crommelin | 51,591 | 12.77% | |
Democratic | Zeke Calhoun | 16,792 | 4.16% | |
Total votes | 404,105 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Sparkman (Incumbent) | 389,196 | 70.24% | 12.23 | |
Republican | Julian Elgin | 164,868 | 29.76% | 12.23 | |
Write-in | All others | 8 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 554,072 | 100.00% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.