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County results Sparkman: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Parsons: 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 2, 1948.
Senator John Sparkman, who was first elected in 1946 to finish the incomplete term of John Bankhead II, was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Paul Parsons.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Sparkman (inc.) | 235,464 | 75.73% | |
Democratic | Phil Hamm | 61,308 | 19.72% | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Maxwell | 6,702 | 2.16% | |
Democratic | Wallace Pruitt | 4,483 | 1.44% | |
Democratic | Thomas F. Harlin | 2,972 | 0.96% | |
Total votes | 310,929 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Sparkman (inc.) | 185,534 | 84.00% | 16.00 | |
Republican | Paul G. Parsons | 35,341 | 16.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 220,875 | 100.00% |
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