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1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Alabama (Class 2)


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County Turnout John Sparkman*
(D)
Winton Blount
(R)
John LeFlore
(NDPA)
Jerome Couch
(American Independent)
Other Margin TOTAL
Autauga48%4,94964.7%2,45532.1%480.6%1271.7%700.9%2,494 7,649
Baldwin46%10,47755.6%7,76641.2%2481.3%2431.3%1030.5%2,711 18,837
Barbour51%5,11969.5%1,97426.8%630.9%1632.2%490.7%3,145 7,368
Bibb48%2,98769.7%1,24329.0%230.5%10.0%300.7%1,744 4,284
Blount47%5,33660.4%3,43338.9%140.2%260.3%260.3%1,903 8,835
Bullock69%2,15544.0%87617.9%1,78536.4%601.2%230.5%370 4,899
Butler48%4,32065.1%2,27534.3%220.3%50.1%130.2%2,045 6,635
Calhoun39%17,33863.1%9,52834.7%3591.3%770.3%1870.7%7,810 27,489
Chambers48%6,80459.8%4,31037.9%640.6%1391.2%600.5%2,494 11,377
Cherokee42%3,29973.1%1,13325.1%250.6%390.9%170.4%2,166 4,513
Chilton55%5,39657.7%3,83341.0%620.7%150.2%440.5%1,563 9,350
Choctaw52%3,64269.1%1,36225.9%2474.7%30.1%140.3%2,280 5,268
Clarke47%5,23767.3%2,28229.3%761.0%1391.8%420.5%2,955 7,776
Clay56%2,75259.0%1,88740.5%100.2%50.1%90.2%865 4,663
Cleburne55%2,35657.7%1,70941.9%70.2%40.1%50.1%647 4,081
Coffee50%8,06569.2%3,45729.7%420.4%700.6%240.2%4,608 11,658
Colbert53%12,73271.3%4,22123.6%5363.0%1781.0%1851.0%8,511 17,852
Conecuh49%3,56773.1%1,23825.4%380.8%130.3%240.5%2,329 4,880
Coosa52%2,42967.3%1,17132.4%60.2%00.0%50.1%1,258 3,611
Covington49%7,30263.7%4,10335.8%250.2%60.1%220.2%3,199 11,458
Crenshaw53%3,30570.7%1,18925.4%791.7%851.8%140.3%2,116 4,672
Cullman55%12,00961.0%7,60138.6%170.1%280.1%270.1%4,408 19,682
Dale31%6,50062.5%3,73936.0%330.3%950.9%330.3%2,761 10,400
Dallas43%9,29564.0%4,85833.4%2932.0%60.0%740.5%4,437 14,526
De Kalb48%7,30952.2%6,63247.4%240.2%150.1%140.1%677 13,994
Elmore48%6,87362.3%3,85935.0%410.4%1941.8%730.7%3,014 11,040
Escambia44%7,05870.4%2,84228.3%680.7%140.1%450.4%4,216 10,027
Etowah46%19,26565.3%9,64832.7%3131.1%910.3%1700.6%9,617 29,487
Fayette49%3,60167.2%1,73532.4%60.1%90.2%110.2%1,866 5,362
Franklin51%4,62055.0%3,68443.9%480.6%250.3%170.2%936 8,394
Geneva51%5,03767.8%2,32831.4%350.5%70.1%180.2%2,709 7,425
Greene76%1,07022.2%64313.3%3,05463.3%20.0%551.1%-1,984 4,824
Hale55%3,10257.7%1,03819.3%1,01218.8%1232.3%1031.9%2,064 5,378
Henry50%2,85764.1%1,58035.5%80.2%50.1%50.1%1,277 4,455
Houston41%7,34946.1%8,11850.9%2691.7%1340.8%740.5%-769 15,944
Jackson40%7,79473.6%2,57424.3%610.6%940.9%710.7%5,220 10,594
Jefferson46%124,54061.4%68,99834.0%4,0252.0%3,1891.6%1,9531.0%55,542 202,705
Lamar46%3,46377.8%97221.8%100.2%40.1%40.1%2,491 4,453
Lauderdale47%15,75571.2%5,57725.2%2901.3%3291.5%1900.9%10,178 22,141
Lawrence36%4,55973.2%1,64526.4%160.3%00.0%110.2%2,914 6,231
Lee35%9,09057.9%6,14739.2%1661.1%2171.4%730.5%2,943 15,693
Limestone34%6,52870.8%2,45226.6%470.5%1401.5%500.5%4,076 9,217
Lowndes69%2,30545.8%88117.5%1,69233.7%1012.0%491.0%613 5,028
Macon41%5,31978.6%97814.5%1852.7%2133.1%721.1%4,341 6,767
Madison44%36,66066.8%16,80730.6%6801.2%4360.8%3030.6%19,853 54,886
Marengo57%5,56966.2%1,84822.0%86810.3%540.6%750.9%3,721 8,414
Marion44%4,55163.3%2,62436.5%60.1%60.1%40.1%1,927 7,191
Marshall46%10,82963.5%5,84034.3%790.5%2111.2%890.5%4,989 17,048
Mobile43%52,69758.5%31,81535.3%4,0024.4%9201.0%7210.8%20,882 90,155
Monroe59%5,13767.9%2,14728.4%1952.6%160.2%731.0%2,990 7,568
Montgomery45%29,58758.7%18,71837.1%9902.0%8211.6%3210.6%10,869 50,437
Morgan50%17,38567.8%7,57529.5%1830.7%3781.5%1190.5%9,810 25,640
Perry61%2,76949.2%1,11719.8%1,71330.4%50.1%250.4%1,056 5,629
Pickens47%3,45256.6%1,58626.0%1,02516.8%60.1%270.4%1,866 6,096
Pike46%4,88362.0%2,77735.3%610.8%1151.5%380.5%2,106 7,874
Randolph51%3,68859.8%2,31737.6%330.5%801.3%450.7%1,371 6,163
Russell33%5,50056.9%3,51336.3%1811.9%3263.4%1541.6%1,987 9,674
Shelby42%7,31262.2%4,14435.3%530.5%1571.3%830.7%3,168 11,749
St. Clair46%5,25558.1%3,47438.4%710.8%1131.2%1351.5%1,781 9,048
Sumter55%2,61446.4%1,07219.0%1,90133.8%90.2%320.6%713 5,628
Talladega42%12,39870.8%4,94228.2%1020.6%180.1%450.3%7,456 17,505
Tallapoosa50%7,46565.4%3,65432.0%590.5%1711.5%620.5%3,811 11,411
Tuscaloosa38%20,41365.4%9,10429.2%9953.2%4931.6%2040.7%11,309 31,209
Walker52%13,17166.8%6,44732.7%220.1%170.1%720.4%6,724 19,729
Washington46%3,13868.6%1,39130.4%290.6%80.2%70.2%1,747 4,573
Wilcox67%2,27036.7%1,17419.0%2,67943.3%260.4%420.7%-409 6,191
Winston56%2,88345.3%3,46354.5%20.0%70.1%40.1%-580 6,359
TOTAL 44% 654,49162.3% 347,52333.1% 31,4213.0% 10,8261.0% 6,8380.7% 306,968 1,051,099
Total R vote: 347,523 (33.1%)      Total D vote: 654,491 (62.3%)      Total Other vote: 49,085 (4.7%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Herbert Stone (Conservative), 6,838 votes



1972 Senate class 2, Autauga County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,949 64.7%
Winton Blount (R) 2,455 32.1%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 48 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 127 1.7%
Herbert Stone (Con) 70 0.9%
TOTAL 7,649
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Baldwin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 10,477 55.6%
Winton Blount (R) 7,766 41.2%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 248 1.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 243 1.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 103 0.5%
TOTAL 18,837
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Barbour County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,119 69.5%
Winton Blount (R) 1,974 26.8%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 63 0.9%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 163 2.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 49 0.7%
TOTAL 7,368
Turnout: 51%


1972 Senate class 2, Bibb County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,987 69.7%
Winton Blount (R) 1,243 29.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 23 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 1 0.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 30 0.7%
TOTAL 4,284
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Blount County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,336 60.4%
Winton Blount (R) 3,433 38.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 14 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 26 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 26 0.3%
TOTAL 8,835
Turnout: 47%


1972 Senate class 2, Bullock County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,155 44.0%
Winton Blount (R) 876 17.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,785 36.4%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 60 1.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 23 0.5%
TOTAL 4,899
Turnout: 69%


1972 Senate class 2, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,320 65.1%
Winton Blount (R) 2,275 34.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 22 0.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 5 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 6,635
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 17,338 63.1%
Winton Blount (R) 9,528 34.7%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 359 1.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 77 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 187 0.7%
TOTAL 27,489
Turnout: 39%


1972 Senate class 2, Chambers County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 6,804 59.8%
Winton Blount (R) 4,310 37.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 64 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 139 1.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 60 0.5%
TOTAL 11,377
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,299 73.1%
Winton Blount (R) 1,133 25.1%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 25 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 39 0.9%
Herbert Stone (Con) 17 0.4%
TOTAL 4,513
Turnout: 42%


1972 Senate class 2, Chilton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,396 57.7%
Winton Blount (R) 3,833 41.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 62 0.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 15 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 44 0.5%
TOTAL 9,350
Turnout: 55%


1972 Senate class 2, Choctaw County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,642 69.1%
Winton Blount (R) 1,362 25.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 247 4.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 3 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 5,268
Turnout: 52%


1972 Senate class 2, Clarke County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,237 67.3%
Winton Blount (R) 2,282 29.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 76 1.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 139 1.8%
Herbert Stone (Con) 42 0.5%
TOTAL 7,776
Turnout: 47%


1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,752 59.0%
Winton Blount (R) 1,887 40.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 10 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 5 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,663
Turnout: 56%


1972 Senate class 2, Cleburne County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,356 57.7%
Winton Blount (R) 1,709 41.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 7 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 4 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,081
Turnout: 55%


1972 Senate class 2, Coffee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 8,065 69.2%
Winton Blount (R) 3,457 29.7%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 42 0.4%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 70 0.6%
Herbert Stone (Con) 24 0.2%
TOTAL 11,658
Turnout: 50%


1972 Senate class 2, Colbert County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 12,732 71.3%
Winton Blount (R) 4,221 23.6%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 536 3.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 178 1.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 185 1.0%
TOTAL 17,852
Turnout: 53%


1972 Senate class 2, Conecuh County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,567 73.1%
Winton Blount (R) 1,238 25.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 38 0.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 13 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 24 0.5%
TOTAL 4,880
Turnout: 49%


1972 Senate class 2, Coosa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,429 67.3%
Winton Blount (R) 1,171 32.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 6 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,611
Turnout: 52%


1972 Senate class 2, Covington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,302 63.7%
Winton Blount (R) 4,103 35.8%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 25 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 6 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 11,458
Turnout: 49%


1972 Senate class 2, Crenshaw County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,305 70.7%
Winton Blount (R) 1,189 25.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 79 1.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 85 1.8%
Herbert Stone (Con) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,672
Turnout: 53%


1972 Senate class 2, Cullman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 12,009 61.0%
Winton Blount (R) 7,601 38.6%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 17 0.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 28 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 27 0.1%
TOTAL 19,682
Turnout: 55%


1972 Senate class 2, Dale County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 6,500 62.5%
Winton Blount (R) 3,739 36.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 33 0.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 95 0.9%
Herbert Stone (Con) 33 0.3%
TOTAL 10,400
Turnout: 31%


1972 Senate class 2, Dallas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 9,295 64.0%
Winton Blount (R) 4,858 33.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 293 2.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 6 0.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 74 0.5%
TOTAL 14,526
Turnout: 43%


1972 Senate class 2, De Kalb County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,309 52.2%
Winton Blount (R) 6,632 47.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 24 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 15 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 13,994
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Elmore County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 6,873 62.3%
Winton Blount (R) 3,859 35.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 41 0.4%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 194 1.8%
Herbert Stone (Con) 73 0.7%
TOTAL 11,040
Turnout: 48%


1972 Senate class 2, Escambia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,058 70.4%
Winton Blount (R) 2,842 28.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 68 0.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 14 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 45 0.4%
TOTAL 10,027
Turnout: 44%


1972 Senate class 2, Etowah County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 19,265 65.3%
Winton Blount (R) 9,648 32.7%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 313 1.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 91 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 170 0.6%
TOTAL 29,487
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,601 67.2%
Winton Blount (R) 1,735 32.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 6 0.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 9 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 5,362
Turnout: 49%


1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,620 55.0%
Winton Blount (R) 3,684 43.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 48 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 25 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 8,394
Turnout: 51%


1972 Senate class 2, Geneva County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,037 67.8%
Winton Blount (R) 2,328 31.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 35 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 7 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 7,425
Turnout: 51%


1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 1,070 22.2%
Winton Blount (R) 643 13.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 3,054 63.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 2 0.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 55 1.1%
TOTAL 4,824
Turnout: 76%


1972 Senate class 2, Hale County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,102 57.7%
Winton Blount (R) 1,038 19.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,012 18.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 123 2.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 103 1.9%
TOTAL 5,378
Turnout: 55%


1972 Senate class 2, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,857 64.1%
Winton Blount (R) 1,580 35.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 8 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 5 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,455
Turnout: 50%


1972 Senate class 2, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,349 46.1%
Winton Blount (R) 8,118 50.9%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 269 1.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 134 0.8%
Herbert Stone (Con) 74 0.5%
TOTAL 15,944
Turnout: 41%


1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,794 73.6%
Winton Blount (R) 2,574 24.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 61 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 94 0.9%
Herbert Stone (Con) 71 0.7%
TOTAL 10,594
Turnout: 40%


1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 124,540 61.4%
Winton Blount (R) 68,998 34.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 4,025 2.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 3,189 1.6%
Herbert Stone (Con) 1,953 1.0%
TOTAL 202,705
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Lamar County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,463 77.8%
Winton Blount (R) 972 21.8%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 10 0.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 4 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 4,453
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 15,755 71.2%
Winton Blount (R) 5,577 25.2%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 290 1.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 329 1.5%
Herbert Stone (Con) 190 0.9%
TOTAL 22,141
Turnout: 47%


1972 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,559 73.2%
Winton Blount (R) 1,645 26.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 16 0.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,231
Turnout: 36%


1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 9,090 57.9%
Winton Blount (R) 6,147 39.2%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 166 1.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 217 1.4%
Herbert Stone (Con) 73 0.5%
TOTAL 15,693
Turnout: 35%


1972 Senate class 2, Limestone County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 6,528 70.8%
Winton Blount (R) 2,452 26.6%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 47 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 140 1.5%
Herbert Stone (Con) 50 0.5%
TOTAL 9,217
Turnout: 34%


1972 Senate class 2, Lowndes County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,305 45.8%
Winton Blount (R) 881 17.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,692 33.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 101 2.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 49 1.0%
TOTAL 5,028
Turnout: 69%


1972 Senate class 2, Macon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,319 78.6%
Winton Blount (R) 978 14.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 185 2.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 213 3.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 72 1.1%
TOTAL 6,767
Turnout: 41%


1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 36,660 66.8%
Winton Blount (R) 16,807 30.6%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 680 1.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 436 0.8%
Herbert Stone (Con) 303 0.6%
TOTAL 54,886
Turnout: 44%


1972 Senate class 2, Marengo County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,569 66.2%
Winton Blount (R) 1,848 22.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 868 10.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 54 0.6%
Herbert Stone (Con) 75 0.9%
TOTAL 8,414
Turnout: 57%


1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,551 63.3%
Winton Blount (R) 2,624 36.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 6 0.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 6 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 7,191
Turnout: 44%


1972 Senate class 2, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 10,829 63.5%
Winton Blount (R) 5,840 34.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 79 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 211 1.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 89 0.5%
TOTAL 17,048
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Mobile County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 52,697 58.5%
Winton Blount (R) 31,815 35.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 4,002 4.4%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 920 1.0%
Herbert Stone (Con) 721 0.8%
TOTAL 90,155
Turnout: 43%


1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,137 67.9%
Winton Blount (R) 2,147 28.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 195 2.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 16 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 73 1.0%
TOTAL 7,568
Turnout: 59%


1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 29,587 58.7%
Winton Blount (R) 18,718 37.1%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 990 2.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 821 1.6%
Herbert Stone (Con) 321 0.6%
TOTAL 50,437
Turnout: 45%


1972 Senate class 2, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 17,385 67.8%
Winton Blount (R) 7,575 29.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 183 0.7%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 378 1.5%
Herbert Stone (Con) 119 0.5%
TOTAL 25,640
Turnout: 50%


1972 Senate class 2, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,769 49.2%
Winton Blount (R) 1,117 19.8%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,713 30.4%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 5 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 25 0.4%
TOTAL 5,629
Turnout: 61%


1972 Senate class 2, Pickens County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,452 56.6%
Winton Blount (R) 1,586 26.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,025 16.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 6 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 27 0.4%
TOTAL 6,096
Turnout: 47%


1972 Senate class 2, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 4,883 62.0%
Winton Blount (R) 2,777 35.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 61 0.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 115 1.5%
Herbert Stone (Con) 38 0.5%
TOTAL 7,874
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Randolph County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,688 59.8%
Winton Blount (R) 2,317 37.6%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 33 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 80 1.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 45 0.7%
TOTAL 6,163
Turnout: 51%


1972 Senate class 2, Russell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,500 56.9%
Winton Blount (R) 3,513 36.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 181 1.9%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 326 3.4%
Herbert Stone (Con) 154 1.6%
TOTAL 9,674
Turnout: 33%


1972 Senate class 2, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,312 62.2%
Winton Blount (R) 4,144 35.3%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 53 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 157 1.3%
Herbert Stone (Con) 83 0.7%
TOTAL 11,749
Turnout: 42%


1972 Senate class 2, St. Clair County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 5,255 58.1%
Winton Blount (R) 3,474 38.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 71 0.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 113 1.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 135 1.5%
TOTAL 9,048
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Sumter County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,614 46.4%
Winton Blount (R) 1,072 19.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 1,901 33.8%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 9 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 32 0.6%
TOTAL 5,628
Turnout: 55%


1972 Senate class 2, Talladega County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 12,398 70.8%
Winton Blount (R) 4,942 28.2%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 102 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 18 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 45 0.3%
TOTAL 17,505
Turnout: 42%


1972 Senate class 2, Tallapoosa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 7,465 65.4%
Winton Blount (R) 3,654 32.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 59 0.5%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 171 1.5%
Herbert Stone (Con) 62 0.5%
TOTAL 11,411
Turnout: 50%


1972 Senate class 2, Tuscaloosa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 20,413 65.4%
Winton Blount (R) 9,104 29.2%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 995 3.2%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 493 1.6%
Herbert Stone (Con) 204 0.7%
TOTAL 31,209
Turnout: 38%


1972 Senate class 2, Walker County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 13,171 66.8%
Winton Blount (R) 6,447 32.7%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 22 0.1%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 17 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 72 0.4%
TOTAL 19,729
Turnout: 52%


1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 3,138 68.6%
Winton Blount (R) 1,391 30.4%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 29 0.6%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 8 0.2%
Herbert Stone (Con) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 4,573
Turnout: 46%


1972 Senate class 2, Wilcox County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,270 36.7%
Winton Blount (R) 1,174 19.0%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 2,679 43.3%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 26 0.4%
Herbert Stone (Con) 42 0.7%
TOTAL 6,191
Turnout: 67%


1972 Senate class 2, Winston County
CandidateVotesPct
John Sparkman* (D) 2,883 45.3%
Winton Blount (R) 3,463 54.5%
John LeFlore (NDPA) 2 0.0%
Jerome Couch (AIP) 7 0.1%
Herbert Stone (Con) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 6,359
Turnout: 56%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Winton Blount 27,736 54.2%
2   James Martin 16,800 32.8%
3   Bert Nettles 5,765 11.3%
4   Doris Callahan 909 1.8%
TOTAL VOTES 51,210  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Sparkman* 331,818 50.3%
2   Melba Till Allen 194,690 29.5%
3   Lambert Mims 87,461 13.2%
4   Robert Edington 22,145 3.4%
5   Charles Sullins 12,164 1.8%
6   Jimmy Harper 7,523 1.1%
7   Sam Chesnut 4,519 0.7%
TOTAL VOTES 660,320