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Election 1966 Results

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1966 US Senate election in Alabama

John Sparkman (Democrat) beat John Grenier (Republican) in Alabama in 1966, 60.1% to 39.0%, a margin of 21.1 points and 169,220 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when John Sparkman also won.

Democrats led in 66 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Jefferson, cast 155,488 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.3 points. The closest was Baldwin, where 142 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
John Sparkman won Democratic 482,138 60.1%
John Grenier Republican 312,918 39.0%
All other candidates 7,444 0.9%
Total802,500

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 83,954 54.0% 69,438 44.7% 2,096 155,488 D+9.3
Mobile 34,370 53.2% 29,749 46.0% 492 64,611 D+7.2
Madison 25,109 70.0% 10,598 29.5% 184 35,891 D+40.4
Montgomery 20,088 56.0% 14,928 41.6% 874 35,890 D+14.4
Etowah 15,073 62.1% 9,080 37.4% 113 24,266 D+24.7
Tuscaloosa 14,231 65.5% 7,404 34.1% 96 21,731 D+31.4
Calhoun 12,536 58.7% 8,771 41.1% 38 21,345 D+17.6
Cullman 8,616 55.9% 6,779 44.0% 26 15,421 D+11.9
Walker 9,354 60.7% 6,020 39.1% 30 15,404 D+21.6
Morgan 10,662 70.4% 4,451 29.4% 42 15,155 D+41.0
De Kalb 7,836 54.0% 6,670 46.0% 8 14,514 D+8.0
Talladega 9,188 64.0% 5,124 35.7% 37 14,349 D+28.3
Baldwin 7,197 50.2% 7,055 49.2% 83 14,335 D+1.0
Lauderdale 8,581 60.0% 5,673 39.7% 37 14,291 D+20.3
Dallas 8,529 61.1% 5,159 37.0% 264 13,952 D+24.2
Houston 8,269 60.2% 5,312 38.7% 162 13,743 D+21.5
Colbert 7,886 59.1% 5,401 40.5% 46 13,333 D+18.6
Marshall 8,176 66.1% 4,177 33.7% 24 12,377 D+32.3
Covington 5,878 53.9% 4,771 43.8% 247 10,896 D+10.2
Shelby 4,762 52.1% 4,330 47.4% 46 9,138 D+4.7
Tallapoosa 5,881 65.0% 3,018 33.4% 142 9,041 D+31.7
Lee 5,842 65.2% 3,026 33.7% 98 8,966 D+31.4
Escambia 5,208 60.9% 3,307 38.7% 35 8,550 D+22.2
Elmore 4,795 57.0% 3,375 40.1% 249 8,419 D+16.9
Chambers 5,035 61.1% 3,166 38.4% 45 8,246 D+22.7
Blount 4,502 55.8% 3,549 44.0% 16 8,067 D+11.8
Franklin 4,291 53.2% 3,764 46.7% 10 8,065 D+6.5
Chilton 4,219 54.2% 3,508 45.1% 58 7,785 D+9.1
St. Clair 4,209 54.4% 3,508 45.4% 16 7,733 D+9.1
Russell 5,120 67.2% 2,458 32.2% 45 7,623 D+34.9
Jackson 5,826 77.2% 1,700 22.5% 17 7,543 D+54.7
Coffee 5,402 73.9% 1,844 25.2% 63 7,309 D+48.7
Limestone 5,664 77.8% 1,594 21.9% 20 7,278 D+55.9
Geneva 5,046 73.3% 1,809 26.3% 26 6,881 D+47.0
Marion 3,926 58.0% 2,833 41.8% 15 6,774 D+16.1
Dale 4,705 70.3% 1,929 28.8% 56 6,690 D+41.5
Pike 4,383 67.1% 2,023 31.0% 123 6,529 D+36.1
Marengo 4,137 63.8% 2,290 35.3% 60 6,487 D+28.5
Butler 3,240 50.6% 2,961 46.3% 201 6,402 D+4.4
Barbour 4,708 74.9% 1,535 24.4% 43 6,286 D+50.5
Autauga 3,249 51.9% 2,713 43.3% 303 6,265 D+8.6
Clarke 3,860 61.7% 2,351 37.6% 42 6,253 D+24.1
Lawrence 4,323 69.1% 1,917 30.7% 13 6,253 D+38.5
Monroe 3,933 68.0% 1,823 31.5% 24 5,780 D+36.5
Macon 4,302 78.0% 1,074 19.5% 137 5,513 D+58.6
Winston 2,156 39.3% 3,327 60.6% 7 5,490 R+21.3
Randolph 3,297 65.7% 1,704 33.9% 21 5,022 D+31.7
Choctaw 3,594 75.4% 1,151 24.1% 24 4,769 D+51.2
Crenshaw 2,924 65.3% 1,482 33.1% 74 4,480 D+32.2
Conecuh 3,216 73.4% 1,125 25.7% 39 4,380 D+47.7
Clay 2,564 59.1% 1,771 40.8% 5 4,340 D+18.3
Bibb 2,325 53.9% 1,971 45.7% 16 4,312 D+8.2
Pickens 2,866 66.6% 1,425 33.1% 12 4,303 D+33.5
Washington 2,553 61.8% 1,571 38.0% 9 4,133 D+23.8
Perry 2,699 65.6% 1,381 33.6% 34 4,114 D+32.0
Henry 2,871 73.0% 1,043 26.5% 17 3,931 D+46.5
Cherokee 3,105 79.1% 813 20.7% 6 3,924 D+58.4
Lamar 2,945 75.2% 952 24.3% 17 3,914 D+50.9
Hale 2,444 63.6% 1,355 35.2% 46 3,845 D+28.3
Fayette 2,622 68.7% 1,187 31.1% 5 3,814 D+37.6
Wilcox 2,393 64.4% 1,264 34.0% 59 3,716 D+30.4
Cleburne 2,169 64.3% 1,198 35.5% 4 3,371 D+28.8
Sumter 2,229 70.0% 924 29.0% 33 3,186 D+41.0
Bullock 2,211 71.9% 822 26.7% 40 3,073 D+45.2
Coosa 1,900 64.7% 1,015 34.5% 23 2,938 D+30.1
Lowndes 1,336 57.7% 848 36.6% 133 2,317 D+21.1
Greene 1,618 71.6% 624 27.6% 18 2,260 D+44.0

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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