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1950 US Senate election in Alabama

Lister Hill (Democrat) beat John G. Crommelin (independent) in Alabama in 1950, 76.5% to 23.5%, a margin of 53.1 points and 87,057 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Lister Hill also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Jefferson, cast 32,565 votes and went to the Democrat by 64.9 points. The closest was Bullock, where 135 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lister Hill won Democratic 125,534 76.5%
John G. Crommelin Independent 38,477 23.5%
Total164,011

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 21,133 64.9% 0 0.0% 11,432 32,565 D+64.9
Mobile 6,181 60.4% 0 0.0% 4,056 10,237 D+60.4
Montgomery 5,122 69.7% 0 0.0% 2,222 7,344 D+69.7
Walker 5,193 84.2% 0 0.0% 974 6,167 D+84.2
De Kalb 4,869 90.9% 0 0.0% 487 5,356 D+90.9
Etowah 3,588 76.5% 0 0.0% 1,100 4,688 D+76.5
Cullman 3,836 88.5% 0 0.0% 499 4,335 D+88.5
Tuscaloosa 3,050 77.7% 0 0.0% 875 3,925 D+77.7
Calhoun 2,956 84.1% 0 0.0% 560 3,516 D+84.1
Franklin 2,907 92.0% 0 0.0% 253 3,160 D+92.0
Talladega 2,000 63.7% 0 0.0% 1,142 3,142 D+63.7
Lauderdale 2,732 89.0% 0 0.0% 337 3,069 D+89.0
Morgan 2,278 77.0% 0 0.0% 679 2,957 D+77.0
Baldwin 1,914 67.8% 0 0.0% 910 2,824 D+67.8
Chilton 2,311 83.3% 0 0.0% 462 2,773 D+83.3
Colbert 2,125 85.6% 0 0.0% 357 2,482 D+85.6
Madison 2,142 90.5% 0 0.0% 225 2,367 D+90.5
Marshall 1,904 83.0% 0 0.0% 390 2,294 D+83.0
Covington 1,701 78.4% 0 0.0% 468 2,169 D+78.4
Houston 1,360 64.9% 0 0.0% 736 2,096 D+64.9
St. Clair 1,786 85.7% 0 0.0% 297 2,083 D+85.7
Tallapoosa 1,804 87.5% 0 0.0% 258 2,062 D+87.5
Blount 1,765 86.2% 0 0.0% 282 2,047 D+86.2
Elmore 1,617 79.5% 0 0.0% 418 2,035 D+79.5
Dallas 1,174 60.5% 0 0.0% 767 1,941 D+60.5
Lee 1,295 70.0% 0 0.0% 555 1,850 D+70.0
Shelby 1,408 78.1% 0 0.0% 394 1,802 D+78.1
Marion 1,490 86.6% 0 0.0% 230 1,720 D+86.6
Escambia 1,302 78.0% 0 0.0% 368 1,670 D+78.0
Jackson 1,555 96.2% 0 0.0% 62 1,617 D+96.2
Chambers 1,435 90.1% 0 0.0% 158 1,593 D+90.1
Winston 1,396 88.1% 0 0.0% 188 1,584 D+88.1
Coffee 1,415 89.4% 0 0.0% 167 1,582 D+89.4
Limestone 1,350 86.3% 0 0.0% 214 1,564 D+86.3
Pike 1,161 83.5% 0 0.0% 230 1,391 D+83.5
Clarke 1,053 77.7% 0 0.0% 302 1,355 D+77.7
Butler 970 74.7% 0 0.0% 329 1,299 D+74.7
Marengo 774 63.5% 0 0.0% 444 1,218 D+63.5
Randolph 1,108 91.2% 0 0.0% 107 1,215 D+91.2
Dale 927 79.5% 0 0.0% 239 1,166 D+79.5
Geneva 1,031 89.3% 0 0.0% 124 1,155 D+89.3
Monroe 1,019 89.5% 0 0.0% 119 1,138 D+89.5
Clay 1,018 90.0% 0 0.0% 113 1,131 D+90.0
Lamar 1,037 93.0% 0 0.0% 78 1,115 D+93.0
Fayette 940 84.5% 0 0.0% 172 1,112 D+84.5
Lawrence 949 87.4% 0 0.0% 137 1,086 D+87.4
Bibb 834 81.5% 0 0.0% 189 1,023 D+81.5
Russell 886 88.6% 0 0.0% 114 1,000 D+88.6
Macon 691 69.4% 0 0.0% 304 995 D+69.4
Crenshaw 914 93.3% 0 0.0% 66 980 D+93.3
Conecuh 727 78.6% 0 0.0% 198 925 D+78.6
Cherokee 886 96.3% 0 0.0% 34 920 D+96.3
Hale 686 75.7% 0 0.0% 220 906 D+75.7
Pickens 666 76.1% 0 0.0% 209 875 D+76.1
Autauga 689 78.9% 0 0.0% 184 873 D+78.9
Barbour 592 69.5% 0 0.0% 260 852 D+69.5
Perry 579 71.6% 0 0.0% 230 809 D+71.6
Wilcox 580 73.1% 0 0.0% 213 793 D+73.1
Choctaw 693 88.1% 0 0.0% 94 787 D+88.1
Henry 626 79.8% 0 0.0% 158 784 D+79.8
Sumter 541 69.5% 0 0.0% 237 778 D+69.5
Washington 638 82.6% 0 0.0% 134 772 D+82.6
Coosa 639 84.5% 0 0.0% 117 756 D+84.5
Lowndes 423 65.5% 0 0.0% 223 646 D+65.5
Greene 402 69.4% 0 0.0% 177 579 D+69.4
Cleburne 460 93.1% 0 0.0% 34 494 D+93.1
Bullock 301 64.5% 0 0.0% 166 467 D+64.5

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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