Election Name: | 1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama |
Country: | Alabama |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Previous Year: | 1942 |
Next Election: | 1948 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Next Year: | 1948 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1946 |
Image1: | JohnSparkman-1952Portrait-.jpg |
Nominee1: | John Sparkman |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 163,217 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | John Bankhead II |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | John Sparkman |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1946.[1] Primary elections were held on July 30, 1946.[2]
Incumbent Senator John Bankhead died on June 12, 1946. The Democrats were unopposed, thus making the Democratic primary tantamount to the election. Democrat congressman, John Sparkman won the primary with 50.14% of the vote.[2]