United States Senate election in Alabama, 1978

United States Senate election in Alabama, 1978
November 7, 1978

 
Nominee Howell Heflin Jerome B. Couch
Party Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 547,054 34,951
Percentage 94.00% 6.01%
U.S. Senator before election

John Sparkman
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Howell Heflin
Democratic

The 1978 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Senator John Sparkman retired from the United States Senate and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Howell Heflin was elected to succeed him.

Heflin won the Democratic primary against Rep. Walter Flowers and faced only nominal opposition from Prohibition Party nominee Jerome Couch in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Baker, Alabama State Senator from the 8th district
  • Walter Flowers, United States Representative from the 7th district of Alabama
  • Howell Heflin, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
  • Mac Newton
  • Margaret Stewart, perennial candidate
  • Gordon Tucker
  • Glenn Hewitt

Results

Primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howell Heflin 369,270 48.37%
Democratic Walter Flowers 236,894 31.03%
Democratic John Baker 101,110 13.24%
Democratic Mac Newton 18,709 2.45%
Democratic Margaret E. Stewart 17,562 2.35%
Democratic Gordon Tucker 10,206 2.35%
Democratic Glenn Hewett 9,702 1.27%
Primary runoff election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howell Heflin 556,685 64.93%
Democratic Walter Flowers 300,654 35.07%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Alabama, 1978[3]
Democratic Howell Heflin 547,054 96.00% +31.72
Prohibition Jerome B. Couch 34,951 6.01%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic hold Swing +31.72

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AL US Senate – D Primary, 1978". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "AL US Senate – D Primary Runoff, 1978". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "AL US Senate, 1978". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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