The 1966 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
Democratic primary Candidates John G. Crommelin, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and white supremacist Frank E. Dixon, Huntsville engineer John Sparkman, incumbent Senator Margaret E. Stewart, genealogist and historian
Campaign 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 the Voting Rights Act.
Results
Independents and third parties Third Party Julian Elgin, Republican nominee for Senate in 1960
General election Results
See also 1966 United States Senate elections
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