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John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat , Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979.
The 1966 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a fourth full term in office over Republican John Grenier . Democratic primary
Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a fifth full term in office over Postmaster General Winton Blount. Alabama was one of fifteen states alongside Arkansas , Colorado , Delaware , Georgia , Iowa , Louisiana , Maine , Minnesota , Mississippi , Montana , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , South Dakota and West Virginia won by Republican ...
The 1978 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Sparkman decided to retire and Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Howell Heflin was elected to succeed him.
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.
Senator John Sparkman, who was the party's vice presidential nominee in 1952, was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate and later became the head of Alabama's delegation to the national convention, but did not attempt the presidential or vice presidential nomination. [1] [2]
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United States Senate elections in Alabama occur when voters in the U.S. state of Alabama select an individual to ... John Sparkman: Democratic: 163,217 100.00% [7] 1948: