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 County results Hill: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Heflin: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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There were 2 elections due to the August 19, 1937, resignation of two-term DemocratHugo Black. DemocratDixie Bibb Graves was appointed August 20, 1937 (by her husband, the governor) to finish Black's term
J. Lister Hill won the primary on Jan 4, 1938 with 61.81% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Lister Hill | 90,601 | 61.81% | ||
| Democratic | James Thomas Heflin | 50,189 | 34.24% | ||
| Democratic | Charles W. Williams | 5,783 | 3.95% | ||
| Turnout | 146,573 | 1.87% | |||
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| Majority | 40,412 | 27.57% | |||
After congressmanJ. Lister Hill won the January 4, 1938, Democratic primary,Graves resigned and Hill was appointed to continue the term until the April 26, 1938, special election, which he won unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) | 49,429 | 100.00% | |
| Turnout | 1.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) | 113,413 | 86.38% | |
| Republican | J. M. Pennington | 17,885 | 13.62% | |
| None | Scattering | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Turnout | 131,299 | 4.96% | ||
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