1966 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 3 candidates · See every 1966 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1966 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

John Sparkman won the 1966 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. John Sparkman received 482,138 popular votes (60.07%). The main challenger was John Grenier (39%).

See the full head-to-head between Sparkman and Grenier

Sparkman +21.1 pts · won by 169,120 votes

John Sparkman DemocraticWINNER60.07%

482,138 votes

John Grenier Republican39%

313,018 votes

Julian E. ElginIndependent0.93%

7,444 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.