1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama

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1946 United States Senate special primary election in Alabama

← 1942 June 12, 1946 1948 →

Nominee John Sparkman James A. Simpson Frank W. Boykin Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 85,049 163,217 163,217 Percentage 50.14% 27.57% 27.57%

County results Sparkman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Simpson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Boykin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90% Allen:      30–40%

U.S. senator before election John Bankhead II Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Sparkman Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1946.^[1] Primary elections were held on July 30, 1946.^[2]

Incumbent Senator John Bankhead died on June 12, 1946. The Democrats were unopposed, thus making the Democratic primary tantamount to the election. Democrat congressman, John Sparkman won the primary with 50.14% of the vote.^[2]