1978 United States Senate special election in Alabama information
1978 United States Senate special election in Alabama
← 1974
November 7, 1978
1980 →
Nominee
Donald W. Stewart
James D. Martin
Party
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Republican
Popular vote
401,852
316,170
Percentage
54.93%
43.22%
County results Stewart: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Martin: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election
Maryon Pittman Allen
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Donald W. Stewart
Democratic
Democratic primary first round results by county
Pittman Allen
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Stewart
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
Taylor
60–70%
40–50%
Wiley
40–50%
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50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Pittman Allen
50–60%
60–70%
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Nichols
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
McCary
50–60%
60–70%
80–90%
>90%
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The 1978 United States Senate special election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1978. It was a special election to fill the seat which had been held by Senator Jim Allen, who died on June 1. His widow Maryon was appointed on June 8 by governor George Wallace to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.[1]
Democratic state senator Donald W. Stewart defeated Allen in the Democratic primary then defeated former Republican Congressman James D. Martin to serve the remaining two years of the term.
^"Maryon Pittman Allen", Women in Congress (website), Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, archived from the original on January 1, 2012, retrieved March 3, 2012
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