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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Alabama

John H. Bankhead II (Democrat) won in Alabama in 1942 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when John H. Bankhead II also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Jefferson, cast 8,860 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Macon, where 287 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John H. Bankhead II won	Democratic	69,212	100.0%
All other candidates		4	0.0%
Total		69,216

Every county

County	Democrat	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	8,860 100.0%		8,860	D+100.0
De Kalb	3,667 100.0%		3,667	D+100.0
Chilton	2,629 100.0%		2,629	D+100.0
Tallapoosa	2,253 100.0%		2,253	D+100.0
Etowah	2,015 100.0%		2,015	D+100.0
Cullman	1,949 100.0%		1,949	D+100.0
St. Clair	1,878 100.0%		1,878	D+100.0
Mobile	1,850 100.0%		1,850	D+100.0
Walker	1,690 100.0%		1,690	D+100.0
Franklin	1,536 100.0%		1,536	D+100.0
Montgomery	1,451 100.0%		1,451	D+100.0
Shelby	1,437 100.0%		1,437	D+100.0
Marshall	1,361 100.0%		1,361	D+100.0
Tuscaloosa	1,352 100.0%		1,352	D+100.0
Morgan	1,335 100.0%		1,335	D+100.0
Blount	1,132 100.0%		1,132	D+100.0
Elmore	1,017 100.0%		1,017	D+100.0
Madison	995 100.0%		995	D+100.0
Calhoun	968 100.0%		968	D+100.0
Talladega	938 100.0%		938	D+100.0
Clay	933 100.0%		933	D+100.0
Winston	920 100.0%		920	D+100.0
Baldwin	903 100.0%		903	D+100.0
Jackson	864 100.0%		864	D+100.0
Limestone	843 100.0%		843	D+100.0
Covington	826 100.0%		826	D+100.0
Fayette	815 100.0%		815	D+100.0
Chambers	799 100.0%		799	D+100.0
Monroe	787 100.0%		787	D+100.0
Clarke	778 100.0%		778	D+100.0
Dallas	778 100.0%		778	D+100.0
Pike	763 100.0%		763	D+100.0
Lamar	724 100.0%		724	D+100.0
Lauderdale	717 100.0%		717	D+100.0
Coffee	709 100.0%		709	D+100.0
Colbert	690 100.0%		690	D+100.0
Marion	688 100.0%		688	D+100.0
Barbour	685 100.0%		685	D+100.0
Crenshaw	679 100.0%		679	D+100.0
Randolph	664 100.0%		664	D+100.0
Choctaw	643 100.0%		643	D+100.0
Cherokee	622 100.0%		622	D+100.0
Escambia	622 100.0%		622	D+100.0
Geneva	622 100.0%		622	D+100.0
Marengo	592 100.0%		592	D+100.0
Lawrence	586 100.0%		586	D+100.0
Dale	562 100.0%		562	D+100.0
Pickens	556 100.0%		556	D+100.0
Lee	548 100.0%		548	D+100.0
Washington	547 100.0%		547	D+100.0
Coosa	541 100.0%		541	D+100.0
Butler	531 100.0%		531	D+100.0
Conecuh	526 99.2%	4	530	D+99.2
Houston	510 100.0%		510	D+100.0
Wilcox	508 100.0%		508	D+100.0
Sumter	501 100.0%		501	D+100.0
Hale	499 100.0%		499	D+100.0
Bibb	486 100.0%		486	D+100.0
Autauga	453 100.0%		453	D+100.0
Henry	437 100.0%		437	D+100.0
Lowndes	403 100.0%		403	D+100.0
Perry	396 100.0%		396	D+100.0
Cleburne	368 100.0%		368	D+100.0
Bullock	362 100.0%		362	D+100.0
Russell	328 100.0%		328	D+100.0
Greene	298 100.0%		298	D+100.0
Macon	287 100.0%		287	D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1942; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Katie Britt (R)	R+35.6
2020	Tommy Tuberville (R)	R+20.4
2016	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+28.1
2014	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+97.3
2010	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+30.5
2008	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+26.8
2004	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+35.2
2002	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+18.7
1998	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+26.6
1996	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+7.0
1992	Richard C. Shelby (D)	D+31.7
1990	Howell Heflin (D)	D+21.1
1986	Richard Shelby (D)	D+0.6
1984	Howell Heflin (D)	D+26.4
1980	Jeremiah Denton (R)	R+3.1
1978	Howell Heflin (D)	D+94.0
1974	James B. Allen (D)	D+95.8
1972	John Sparkman (D)	D+29.2
1968	James B. Allen (D)	D+47.8
1966	John Sparkman (D)	D+21.1
1962	Lister Hill (D)	D+1.7
1960	John Sparkman (D)	D+40.5
1956	Lister Hill (D)	D+100.0
1954	John Sparkman (D)	D+64.9
1950	Lister Hill (D)	D+76.5
1948	John Sparkman (D)	D+68.0
1944	Lister Hill (D)	D+64.8
1942	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+100.0
1938	J. Lister Hill (D)	D+72.8
1936	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+74.8
1932	Hugo L. Black (D)	D+72.5
1930	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+59.9
1926	Hugo L. Black (D)	D+61.7
1924	J. Thomas Heflin (D)	D+50.4
1920	Oscar W. Underwood (D)	D+33.0
1918	John H. Bankhead (D)	D+100.0
1914	Oscar W. Underwood (D)	D+62.9

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