The 1968 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill retired. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor of Alabama James Allen, who won a hotly contested primary over Armistead I. Selden Jr. In the general election, Allen easily defeated Republican Probate Judge Perry O. Hooper Sr. and National Democratic nominee Robert Schwenn.

Democratic primary Candidates James B. Allen, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama John G. Crommelin, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and white supremacist Jim Folsom, former Governor of Alabama Armistead I. Selden Jr., U.S. Representative from Greensboro Bob Smith, Huntsville attorney Margaret Stewart, genealogist and historian

Results

Run-off Because no candidate received a majority in the first round, Allen and Selden advanced to a run-off election on June 4.

General election

General election results by county +1968 United States Senate election in Alabama by countyCountyDemocraticRepublicanMargin # % # % # % # % Autauga 4,368 60.84% 1,629 22.69% 1,183 16.48% 2,739 38.15% 7,180 Baldwin 13,111 80.60% 3,030 18.63% 125 0.77% 10,081 61.98% 16,266 Barbour 5,451 75.23% 496 6.85% 1,299 17.93% 4,152 57.30% 7,246 Bibb 3,609 80.11% 314 6.97% 582 12.92% 3,027 67.19% 4,505 Blount 5,914 72.84% 2,182 26.88% 23 0.28% 3,732 45.97% 8,119 Bullock 1,914 47.47% 518 12.85% 1,600 39.68% 314 7.79% 4,032 Butler 3,558 60.92% 2,069 35.43% 213 3.65% 1,489 25.50% 5,840 Calhoun 20,377 79.46% 3,347 13.05% 1,921 7.49% 17,030 66.41% 25,645 Chambers 7,953 85.80% 1,091 11.77% 225 2.43% 6,862 74.03% 9,269 Cherokee 4,743 92.85% 318 6.23% 47 0.92% 4,425 86.63% 5,108 Chilton 5,154 62.52% 2,743 33.27% 347 4.21% 2,411 29.25% 8,244 Choctaw 3,742 94.26% 181 4.56% 47 1.18% 3,561 89.70% 3,970 Clarke 5,139 85.54% 760 12.65% 109 1.81% 4,379 72.89% 6,008 Clay 4,013 84.61% 689 14.53% 41 0.86% 3,324 70.08% 4,743 Cleburne 3,440 87.33% 484 12.29% 15 0.38% 2,956 75.04% 3,939 Coffee 8,620 87.19% 1,077 10.89% 189 1.91% 7,543 76.30% 9,886 Colbert 11,112 76.78% 2,060 14.23% 1,300 8.98% 9,052 62.55% 14,472 Conecuh 3,529 85.55% 544 13.19% 52 1.26% 2,985 72.36% 4,125 Coosa 2,661 73.53% 492 13.59% 466 12.88% 2,169 59.93% 3,619 Covington 8,825 74.33% 2,871 24.18% 176 1.48% 5,954 50.15% 11,872 Crenshaw 3,668 74.92% 949 19.38% 279 5.70% 2,719 55.54% 4,896 Cullman 11,134 67.60% 5,225 31.72% 111 0.67% 5,909 35.88% 16,470 Dale 7,861 86.07% 941 10.30% 331 3.62% 6,920 75.77% 9,133 Dallas 7,507 57.07% 2,444 18.58% 3,202 24.34% 4,305 32.73% 13,153 DeKalb 8,998 62.66% 5,340 37.18% 23 0.16% 3,658 25.47% 14,361 Elmore 7,552 72.07% 2,284 21.80% 643 6.14% 5,268 50.27% 10,479 Escambia 8,110 88.82% 956 10.47% 65 0.71% 7,154 78.35% 9,131 Etowah 23,759 79.69% 4,425 14.84% 1,629 5.46% 19,334 64.85% 29,813 Fayette 4,757 85.30% 792 14.20% 28 0.50% 3,965 71.10% 5,577 Franklin 5,734 67.32% 2,579 30.28% 205 2.41% 3,155 37.04% 8,518 Geneva 7,798 92.07% 406 4.79% 266 3.14% 7,392 87.27% 8,470 Greene 1,544 40.04% 181 4.69% 2,131 55.26% -587 -15.22% 3,856 Hale 2,765 53.94% 418 8.15% 1,943 37.90% 822 16.04% 5,126 Henry 4,003 84.86% 157 3.33% 557 11.81% 3,446 73.05% 4,717 Houston 14,815 89.46% 1,396 8.43% 350 2.11% 13,419 81.03% 16,561 Jackson 8,327 87.08% 1,086 11.36% 150 1.57% 7,241 75.72% 9,563 Jefferson 94,603 59.26% 53,094 33.26% 11,943 7.48% 41,509 26.00% 159,640 Lamar 5,263 92.72% 334 5.88% 79 1.39% 4,929 86.84% 5,676 Lauderdale 12,421 74.89% 3,414 20.58% 750 4.52% 9,007 54.31% 16,585 Lawrence 5,632 86.58% 692 10.64% 181 2.78% 4,940 75.94% 6,505 Lee 7,975 68.54% 2,442 20.99% 1,219 10.48% 5,533 47.55% 11,636 Limestone 7,888 82.64% 1,207 12.65% 450 4.71% 6,681 69.99% 9,545 Lowndes 1,463 53.14% 618 22.45% 672 24.41% 791 28.73% 2,753 Macon 1,599 33.89% 482 10.22% 2,637 55.89% -1,038 -22.00% 4,718 Madison 27,249 55.97% 16,699 34.30% 4,741 9.74% 10,550 21.67% 48,689 Marengo 4,886 55.43% 674 7.65% 3,254 36.92% 1,632 18.52% 8,814 Marion 6,534 80.28% 1,567 19.25% 38 0.47% 4,967 61.03% 8,139 Marshall 12,686 80.38% 2,933 18.58% 163 1.03% 9,753 61.80% 15,782 Mobile 53,656 74.85% 16,473 22.98% 1,556 2.17% 37,183 51.87% 71,685 Monroe 4,842 84.22% 561 9.76% 346 6.02% 4,281 74.47% 5,749 Montgomery 15,815 36.89% 18,598 43.39% 8,452 19.72% -2,783 -6.49% 42,865 Morgan 15,353 79.52% 3,600 18.65% 353 1.83% 11,753 60.88% 19,306 Perry 2,557 46.84% 580 10.62% 2,322 42.54% 235 4.30% 5,459 Pickens 4,379 75.40% 341 5.87% 1,088 18.73% 3,291 56.66% 5,808 Pike 4,570 62.37% 1,785 24.36% 972 13.27% 2,785 38.01% 7,327 Randolph 5,176 83.78% 789 12.77% 213 3.45% 4,387 71.01% 6,178 Russell 7,850 92.20% 543 6.38% 121 1.42% 7,307 85.82% 8,514 Shelby 7,287 74.64% 2,142 21.94% 334 3.42% 5,145 52.70% 9,763 St. Clair 6,893 75.68% 1,849 20.30% 366 4.02% 5,044 55.38% 9,108 Sumter 2,165 45.95% 277 5.88% 2,270 48.17% -105 -2.23% 4,712 Talladega 13,649 85.48% 1,744 10.92% 574 3.59% 11,905 74.56% 15,967 Tallapoosa 8,695 79.87% 1,605 14.74% 587 5.39% 7,090 65.12% 10,887 Tuscaloosa 18,530 70.05% 3,801 14.37% 4,121 15.58% 14,409 54.47% 26,452 Walker 14,542 83.63% 2,779 15.98% 67 0.39% 11,763 67.65% 17,388 Washington 4,022 89.36% 318 7.07% 161 3.58% 3,704 82.29% 4,501 Wilcox 2,012 58.68% 639 18.64% 778 22.69% 1,234 35.99% 3,429 Winston 3,017 57.93% 2,173 41.72% 18 0.35% 844 16.21% 5,208Totals638,77469.99%201,22722.05%72,6997.97%437,54747.94%912,700

See also 1968 United States Senate elections

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