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 County results Sparkman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Grenier: 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1966 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on Tuesday November 8, Incumbent United States Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a fourth full term in office over Republican candidate John Grenier
This was the first Alabama election since Reconstruction to be regulated by federal elections observers, who were sent by the Department of Justice to ensure compliance with theVoting Rights Act.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Sparkman (inc.) | 378,295 | 56.98% | |
| Democratic | Frank E. Dixon | 133,139 | 20.05% | |
| Democratic | John G. Crommelin | 114,622 | 17.26% | |
| Democratic | Margaret E. Stewart | 37,889 | 5.71% | |
| Total votes | 663,945 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Sparkman (inc.) | 482,138 | 60.07% |  10.17 | |
| Republican | John Grenier | 313,018 | 39.00% |  9.24 | |
| Third Party for America | Julian Elgin | 7,444 | 0.93% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 802,600 | 100.00% | |||
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