1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 9
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Sid McDonald (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Woodie Shelton (D) by 32.8 points.
Sid McDonaldDemocrat · winner
47.6%10,180
Woodie SheltonDemocrat
14.8%3,174
B. B. SanfordDemocrat
14.3%3,059
Barney B. E. McPhersonDemocrat
12.1%2,589
Roger SoutherlandDemocrat
11.1%2,376
21,378 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET