1962 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1962 to elect one of Alabama's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill won re-election to his fifth, and last, full term.
Background
In 1962, Hill, a pro-labor
Senator Hill pledged to seek renewed funding for the
The 1962 mid-term elections were overshadowed by the
Despite the postwar bipartisan consensus for foreign aid, Martin hammered away at Hill's backing for such programs. He decried subsidies to foreign manufacturers and workers at the expense of Alabama's then large force of textile workers: "These foreign giveaways have cost taxpayers billions of dollars and turned many areas of Alabama into distressed areas." Martin also condemned aid to communist countries and the impact of the United Nations on national policy. He questioned Hill's congressional seniority as of little use when troops were dispatched in the fall of 1962 to compel the desegregation of the University of Mississippi.[5]
The Hill-Martin race drew considerable national attention. The liberal columnist
Democratic primary
Candidates
- J. Lister Hill, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Donald Gunter Hallmark
- John G. Crommelin, naval officer and white supremacist
Results
Alabama Democratic senatorial primary, 1962[8] | ||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
J. Lister Hill | 363,613 | 73.7% |
Donald Gunter Hallmark | 72,855 | 14.8% |
John G. Crommelin | 56,822 | 11.5% |
Totals | 493,290 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- James D. Martin, businessman
Results
James D. Martin ran unopposed in the Republican Primary.
General election
Candidates
- J. Lister Hill (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- James D. Martin (R), businessman
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Lister Hill (incumbent) | 201,937 | 50.86 | |
Republican | James D. Martin | 195,134 | 49.14 | |
Independent
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Write-in candidates | 8[a] | 0.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 397,079 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
Results by county
County | Joseph Lister Hill Democratic |
James Douglas Martin Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Autauga | 653 | 35.32% | 1,196 | 64.68% | -543 | -29.37% | 1,849 |
Baldwin | 2,502 | 37.04% | 4,253 | 62.96% | -1,751 | -25.92% | 6,755 |
Barbour | 1,088 | 44.39% | 1,363 | 55.61% | -275 | -11.22% | 2,451 |
Bibb | 1,038 | 49.76% | 1,048 | 50.24% | -10 | -0.48% | 2,086 |
Blount | 1,961 | 53.42% | 1,710 | 46.58% | 251 | 6.84% | 3,671 |
Bullock | 876 | 54.48% | 732 | 45.52% | 144 | 8.96% | 1,608 |
Butler | 1,291 | 43.67% | 1,665 | 56.33% | -374 | -12.65% | 2,956 |
Calhoun | 5,270 | 60.60% | 3,426 | 39.40% | 1,844 | 21.21% | 8,696 |
Chambers | 2,285 | 68.83% | 1,035 | 31.17% | 1,250 | 37.65% | 3,320 |
Cherokee | 1,570 | 82.46% | 334 | 17.54% | 1,236 | 64.92% | 1,904 |
Chilton | 2,395 | 49.33% | 2,460 | 50.67% | -65 | -1.34% | 4,855 |
Choctaw | 413 | 28.21% | 1,051 | 71.79% | -638 | -43.58% | 1,464 |
Clarke | 902 | 34.56% | 1,708 | 65.44% | -806 | -30.88% | 2,610 |
Clay | 1,071 | 59.20% | 738 | 40.80% | 333 | 18.41% | 1,809 |
Cleburne | 702 | 64.23% | 391 | 35.77% | 311 | 28.45% | 1,093 |
Coffee | 2,545 | 56.42% | 1,966 | 43.58% | 579 | 12.84% | 4,511 |
Colbert | 4,859 | 71.09% | 1,976 | 28.91% | 2,883 | 42.18% | 6,835 |
Conecuh | 1,226 | 42.31% | 1,672 | 57.69% | -446 | -15.39% | 2,898 |
Coosa | 686 | 52.49% | 621 | 47.51% | 65 | 4.97% | 1,307 |
Covington | 2,175 | 43.35% | 2,842 | 56.65% | -667 | -13.29% | 5,017 |
Crenshaw | 1,276 | 62.83% | 755 | 37.17% | 521 | 25.65% | 2,031 |
Cullman | 5,078 | 54.82% | 4,185 | 45.18% | 893 | 9.64% | 9,263 |
Dale | 1,622 | 47.04% | 1,826 | 52.96% | -204 | -5.92% | 3,448 |
Dallas | 1,539 | 35.57% | 2,788 | 64.43% | -1,249 | -28.87% | 4,327 |
DeKalb | 5,440 | 54.66% | 4,512 | 45.34% | 928 | 9.32% | 9,952 |
Elmore | 1,693 | 40.44% | 2,493 | 59.56% | -800 | -19.11% | 4,186 |
Escambia | 1,822 | 40.46% | 2,681 | 59.54% | -859 | -19.08% | 4,503 |
Etowah | 8,548 | 57.14% | 6,413 | 42.86% | 2,135 | 14.27% | 14,961 |
Fayette | 1,281 | 55.33% | 1,034 | 44.67% | 247 | 10.67% | 2,315 |
Franklin | 3,054 | 53.78% | 2,625 | 46.22% | 429 | 7.55% | 5,679 |
Geneva | 1,415 | 47.07% | 1,591 | 52.93% | -176 | -5.85% | 3,006 |
Greene | 677 | 59.91% | 453 | 40.09% | 224 | 19.82% | 1,130 |
Hale | 899 | 53.77% | 773 | 46.23% | 126 | 7.54% | 1,672 |
Henry | 910 | 48.05% | 984 | 51.95% | -74 | -3.91% | 1,894 |
Houston | 1,722 | 29.64% | 4,087 | 70.36% | -2,365 | -40.71% | 5,809 |
Jackson | 2,996 | 79.18% | 788 | 20.82% | 2,208 | 58.35% | 3,784 |
Jefferson | 34,691 | 42.41% | 47,102 | 57.59% | -12,411 | -15.17% | 81,793 |
Lamar | 1,104 | 66.15% | 565 | 33.85% | 539 | 32.29% | 1,669 |
Lauderdale | 5,856 | 70.23% | 2,482 | 29.77% | 3,374 | 40.47% | 8,338 |
Lawrence | 2,021 | 74.91% | 677 | 25.09% | 1,344 | 49.81% | 2,698 |
Lee | 1,843 | 56.43% | 1,423 | 43.57% | 420 | 12.86% | 3,266 |
Limestone | 2,522 | 78.37% | 696 | 21.63% | 1,826 | 56.74% | 3,218 |
Lowndes | 340 | 33.90% | 663 | 66.10% | -323 | -32.20% | 1,003 |
Macon | 1,888 | 75.01% | 629 | 24.99% | 1,259 | 50.02% | 2,517 |
Madison | 7,880 | 67.63% | 3,772 | 32.37% | 4,108 | 35.26% | 11,652 |
Marengo | 633 | 28.18% | 1,613 | 71.82% | -980 | -43.63% | 2,246 |
Marion | 1,863 | 53.12% | 1,644 | 46.88% | 219 | 6.24% | 3,507 |
Marshall | 3,573 | 62.94% | 2,104 | 37.06% | 1,469 | 25.88% | 5,677 |
Mobile | 17,067 | 47.95% | 18,528 | 52.05% | -1,461 | -4.10% | 35,595 |
Monroe | 1,370 | 51.02% | 1,315 | 48.98% | 55 | 2.05% | 2,685 |
Montgomery | 7,873 | 42.03% | 10,859 | 57.97% | -2,986 | -15.94% | 18,732 |
Morgan | 6,125 | 68.56% | 2,809 | 31.44% | 3,316 | 37.12% | 8,934 |
Perry | 600 | 40.03% | 899 | 59.97% | -299 | -19.95% | 1,499 |
Pickens | 821 | 39.68% | 1,248 | 60.32% | -427 | -20.64% | 2,069 |
Pike | 1,229 | 44.55% | 1,530 | 55.45% | -301 | -10.91% | 2,759 |
Randolph | 1,556 | 62.72% | 925 | 37.28% | 631 | 25.43% | 2,481 |
Russell | 821 | 51.99% | 758 | 48.01% | 63 | 3.99% | 1,579 |
Shelby | 2,116 | 48.04% | 2,289 | 51.96% | -173 | -3.93% | 4,405 |
St. Clair | 2,418 | 56.89% | 1,832 | 43.11% | 586 | 13.79% | 4,250 |
Sumter | 458 | 35.02% | 850 | 64.98% | -392 | -29.97% | 1,308 |
Talladega | 3,649 | 53.90% | 3,121 | 46.10% | 528 | 7.80% | 6,770 |
Tallapoosa | 1,810 | 54.44% | 1,515 | 45.56% | 295 | 8.87% | 3,325 |
Tuscaloosa | 5,573 | 57.79% | 4,071 | 42.21% | 1,502 | 15.57% | 9,644 |
Walker | 5,597 | 57.10% | 4,205 | 42.90% | 1,392 | 14.20% | 9,802 |
Washington | 644 | 33.59% | 1,273 | 66.41% | -629 | -32.81% | 1,917 |
Wilcox | 467 | 38.69% | 740 | 61.31% | -273 | -22.62% | 1,207 |
Winston | 2,049 | 42.07% | 2,822 | 57.93% | -773 | -15.87% | 4,871 |
Total | 201,937 | 50.86% | 195,134 | 49.14% | 6,803 | 1.71% | 397,071 |
See also
- United States elections, 1962
- United States Senate elections, 1962
Notes
- ^ These write-in votes were not listed by county
References
- ^ "James Douglas Martin and the Alabama Republican Resurgence," p. 55
- The Mobile Register, October 2, 25, and 27, 1962; Walter Dean Burnham, "The Alabama Senatorial Election of 1962: Return of Inter-Party Competition," Journal of Politics, 26 (November 1964), p. 811
- ^ Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, October 12, 1962, p. 1832; Mobile Register, October 24, 1962; The Huntsville Times October 26 and November 2, 1962
- ^ The New York Times, November 7, 1962, p. 44
- ^ Mobile Register, October 26, 30, and November 1, 1962; Alexander P. Lamis, The Two-Party South (New York, 1984), p. 77.
- ^ The Huntsville Times, October 24, 1962
- ^ The New York Times, October 31, 1962, p. 14
- ^ http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/register/id/593/rec/17 |title=Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963 |format=PDF
- ^ "1962 Senatorial General Election Results — Alabama". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ "AL US Senate, November 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.