1966 United States Senate election in Alabama

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The 1966 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Senator John Sparkman was re-elected to a fourth full term in office over Republican John Grenier.

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.

Third Party

 * Julian Elgin, Republican nominee for Senate in 1960