John Sparkman
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 20, 1899
- Died
- November 16, 1985
- Age at death
- 85
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1936–1972
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sparkman29.4M
Opponents35.0M
Total Electoral Votes
Sparkman89
Opponents442
7
Elections run
As a running mate, Sparkman is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1936 and 1972, John Sparkman ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 6 and losing 1. Sparkman's biggest single-election total was 27,375,090 votes, in the 1952 U.S. presidential election. Sparkman's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 8, decided by 27,702 votes.
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How many votes has John Sparkman received?
John Sparkman has received 29,373,585 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1, plus 89 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 654,49162.27% | Winton M. Blount John L. Leflore Jerome B. Couch Herbert W. Stone |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 482,13860.07% | John Grenier Julian E. Elgin (head-to-head) |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 389,19670.24% | Julian E. Elgin (head-to-head) |
| 1954 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 259,34882.47% | J. Foy Guinn |
| 1952 | Vice Presidentwith Adlai Stevenson | Lost | 27,375,090 (44.3%)89 EV | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1948 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 185,53484% | Paul G. Parsons |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 27,78899.69% | Harry J Frahn |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000701) and Wikidata (Q388215). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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