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1972 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 5 candidates · See every 1972 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1972 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

John Sparkman won the 1972 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. John Sparkman received 654,491 popular votes (62.27%). The main challenger was Winton M. Blount (33.06%).

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

Sparkman +29.2 pts · won by 306,968 votes
John SparkmanDemocraticWINNER62.27%
654,491 votes
Winton M. BlountRepublican33.06%
347,523 votes
John L. LefloreDemocratic2.99%
31,421 votes
Jerome B. CouchIndependent1.03%
10,826 votes
Herbert W. StoneConservative0.65%
6,838 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.