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  AL US Senate - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Alabama > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline May 03, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 05, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 05, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1985 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedRBH February 26, 2009 04:17pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1972
NameJohn J. Sparkman Votes654,491 (62.27%)
Term01/03/1973 - 01/03/1979 Margin306,968 (+29.20%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameHowell Heflin Votes547,054 (93.99%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1985 Margin512,103 (+87.99%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceAL US Senate 11/07/1978

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Name Chief Justice Howell Heflin Rep. Walter Flowers St. Sen. John M. Baker Mac Newton Margaret E. "Mrs. F. Ross" Stewart Gordon Tucker Glenn Hewett
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 369,270 (48.37%) 236,894 (31.03%) 101,110 (13.24%) 18,709 (2.45%) 17,562 (2.30%) 10,206 (1.34%) 9,702 (1.27%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -132,376 (-17.34%) -268,160 (-35.12%) -350,561 (-45.92%) -351,708 (-46.07%) -359,064 (-47.03%) -359,568 (-47.10%)
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