1938 United States Senate election in Alabama

1938 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1932 November 8, 1938 1944 →
 
Nominee Lister Hill J. M. Pennington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 113,413 17,885
Percentage 86.38% 13.62%
Special election 46,429
100.0%

County results
Hill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Pennington:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Dixie Bibb Graves
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

There were 2 elections due to the August 19, 1937, resignation of two-term Democrat Hugo Black. Democrat Dixie Bibb Graves was appointed August 20, 1937 (by her husband, the governor) to finish Black's term

J. Lister Hill won the primary on Jan 4, 1938 with 61.81% of the vote.


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