1954 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1954 United States Senate election in Alabama

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Nominee John Sparkman Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 259,348 55,110
Percentage 82.5% 17.5%

1954 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Sparkman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

John Sparkman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Sparkman
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 2, 1954.

Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Junius Foy Guin Jr.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Laurie C. Battle, U.S. Representative from Birmingham
  • John G. Crommelin, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and white supremacist
  • William C. Irby
  • John Sparkman, incumbent Senator and 1952 nominee for Vice President

Results[]

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sparkman (inc.) 323,877 58.26%
Democratic Laurie C. Battle 208,166 37.44%
Democratic John G. Crommelin 19,579 3.52%
Democratic William C. Irby 4,320 0.78%
Total votes 555,942 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Sparkman (inc.) 259,348 82.48% Decrease1.52
Republican Junius Foy Guin Jr. 55,110 17.53% Increase1.53
Total votes 554,072 100.00%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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