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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Alabama

John Sparkman (Democrat) beat Winton M. Blount (Republican) in Alabama in 1972, 62.3% to 33.1%, a margin of 29.2 points and 306,968 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1966, when John Sparkman also won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Jefferson, cast 202,705 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.4 points. The closest was Bullock, where 287 votes separated the top two.

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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 654,491 62.3%
Winton M. Blount Republican 347,523 33.1%
All other candidates 49,085 4.7%
Total1,051,099

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 124,540 61.4% 68,998 34.0% 9,167 202,705 D+27.4
Mobile 52,697 58.5% 31,815 35.3% 5,643 90,155 D+23.2
Madison 36,660 66.8% 16,807 30.6% 1,419 54,886 D+36.2
Montgomery 29,587 58.7% 18,718 37.1% 2,132 50,437 D+21.5
Tuscaloosa 20,413 65.4% 9,104 29.2% 1,692 31,209 D+36.2
Etowah 19,265 65.3% 9,648 32.7% 574 29,487 D+32.6
Calhoun 17,338 63.1% 9,528 34.7% 623 27,489 D+28.4
Morgan 17,385 67.8% 7,575 29.5% 680 25,640 D+38.3
Lauderdale 15,755 71.2% 5,577 25.2% 809 22,141 D+46.0
Walker 13,171 66.8% 6,447 32.7% 111 19,729 D+34.1
Cullman 12,009 61.0% 7,601 38.6% 72 19,682 D+22.4
Baldwin 10,477 55.6% 7,766 41.2% 594 18,837 D+14.4
Colbert 12,732 71.3% 4,221 23.6% 899 17,852 D+47.7
Talladega 12,398 70.8% 4,942 28.2% 165 17,505 D+42.6
Marshall 10,829 63.5% 5,840 34.3% 379 17,048 D+29.3
Houston 7,349 46.1% 8,118 50.9% 477 15,944 R+4.8
Lee 9,090 57.9% 6,147 39.2% 456 15,693 D+18.8
Dallas 9,295 64.0% 4,858 33.4% 373 14,526 D+30.5
De Kalb 7,309 52.2% 6,632 47.4% 53 13,994 D+4.8
Shelby 7,312 62.1% 4,144 35.2% 319 11,775 D+26.9
Coffee 8,065 69.2% 3,457 29.7% 136 11,658 D+39.5
Covington 7,302 63.7% 4,103 35.8% 53 11,458 D+27.9
Tallapoosa 7,465 65.4% 3,654 32.0% 292 11,411 D+33.4
Chambers 6,804 59.8% 4,310 37.9% 263 11,377 D+21.9
Elmore 6,873 62.3% 3,859 35.0% 308 11,040 D+27.3
Jackson 7,794 73.6% 2,574 24.3% 226 10,594 D+49.3
Dale 6,500 62.5% 3,739 36.0% 161 10,400 D+26.5
Escambia 7,058 70.4% 2,842 28.3% 127 10,027 D+42.0
Russell 5,500 56.9% 3,513 36.3% 661 9,674 D+20.5
Chilton 5,396 57.7% 3,833 41.0% 121 9,350 D+16.7
Limestone 6,528 70.8% 2,452 26.6% 237 9,217 D+44.2
St. Clair 5,255 58.2% 3,474 38.5% 293 9,022 D+19.7
Blount 5,336 60.4% 3,433 38.9% 66 8,835 D+21.5
Marengo 5,569 66.2% 1,848 22.0% 997 8,414 D+44.2
Franklin 4,620 55.0% 3,684 43.9% 90 8,394 D+11.2
Pike 4,883 62.0% 2,777 35.3% 214 7,874 D+26.7
Clarke 5,237 67.3% 2,282 29.3% 257 7,776 D+38.0
Autauga 4,949 64.7% 2,455 32.1% 245 7,649 D+32.6
Monroe 5,137 67.9% 2,147 28.4% 284 7,568 D+39.5
Geneva 5,037 67.8% 2,328 31.4% 60 7,425 D+36.5
Barbour 5,119 69.5% 1,974 26.8% 275 7,368 D+42.7
Marion 4,551 63.3% 2,624 36.5% 16 7,191 D+26.8
Macon 5,319 78.6% 978 14.5% 470 6,767 D+64.1
Butler 4,320 65.1% 2,275 34.3% 40 6,635 D+30.8
Winston 2,883 45.3% 3,463 54.5% 13 6,359 R+9.1
Lawrence 4,559 73.2% 1,645 26.4% 27 6,231 D+46.8
Wilcox 2,270 36.7% 1,174 19.0% 2,747 6,191 Others
Randolph 3,688 59.8% 2,317 37.6% 158 6,163 D+22.2
Pickens 3,452 56.6% 1,586 26.0% 1,058 6,096 D+30.6
Perry 2,769 49.2% 1,117 19.8% 1,743 5,629 D+29.3
Sumter 2,614 46.4% 1,072 19.0% 1,942 5,628 D+27.4
Hale 3,102 57.7% 1,038 19.3% 1,238 5,378 D+38.4
Fayette 3,601 67.2% 1,735 32.4% 26 5,362 D+34.8
Choctaw 3,642 69.1% 1,362 25.9% 264 5,268 D+43.3
Lowndes 2,305 45.8% 881 17.5% 1,842 5,028 D+28.3
Bullock 2,155 44.0% 876 17.9% 1,868 4,899 D+26.1
Conecuh 3,567 73.1% 1,238 25.4% 75 4,880 D+47.7
Greene 1,070 22.2% 643 13.3% 3,111 4,824 Others
Crenshaw 3,305 70.7% 1,189 25.4% 178 4,672 D+45.3
Clay 2,752 59.0% 1,887 40.5% 24 4,663 D+18.6
Washington 3,138 68.6% 1,391 30.4% 44 4,573 D+38.2
Cherokee 3,299 73.1% 1,133 25.1% 81 4,513 D+48.0
Henry 2,857 64.1% 1,580 35.5% 18 4,455 D+28.7
Lamar 3,463 77.8% 972 21.8% 18 4,453 D+55.9
Bibb 2,987 69.7% 1,243 29.0% 54 4,284 D+40.7
Cleburne 2,356 57.7% 1,709 41.9% 16 4,081 D+15.9
Coosa 2,429 67.3% 1,171 32.4% 11 3,611 D+34.8

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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