September 26, she lost to State Senator Donald W. Stewart by more than 120,000 votes. Stewart went on to win the general election on November 7, and Allen left the Senate the following day. During her time in office, Maryon Allen was one of only two women in the Senate. The other woman Senator, Muriel Humphrey, had been appointed in January 1978 to fill the seat vacated by the death of her husband, Hubert Humphrey. Muriel Humphrey also left the Senate in November 1978, immediately after the election of a successor. Later years After the end of her brief service in the Senate, Allen worked for a time as a columnist for The Washington Post. In later years, she returned to Alabama, where she did public relations work for an antique dealer and auction house in Birmingham. Maryon Pittman Allen died on July 23, 2018, at the age of 92. See also Women in the United States Senate References External links 1925 births 2018 deaths American members of the Churches of Christ American women journalists Democratic Party United States senators from Alabama Female United States senators Journalists from Alabama Journalists from Mississippi Politicians from Meridian, Mississippi Spouses of Alabama politicians University of Alabama alumni Women in Alabama politics Writers from Birmingham, Alabama 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American women