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Election 1920 Results

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1920 US Senate election in Alabama

Oscar W. Underwood (Democrat) beat L.H. Reynolds (Republican) in Alabama in 1920, 66.1% to 33.1%, a margin of 33.0 points and 77,327 votes.

J. Thomas Heflin (Democrat) beat C.P. Lunsford (Republican) in Alabama in 1920, 69.3% to 29.5%, a margin of 39.8 points and 92,220 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1914, when Oscar W. Underwood also won.

Democrats led in 57 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Jefferson, cast 32,123 votes and went to the Democrat by 50.6 points. The closest was Clay, where 83 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Oscar W. Underwood won	Democratic	154,664	66.1%
L.H. Reynolds	Republican	77,337	33.1%
All other candidates		1,984	0.8%
Total		233,985

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
J. Thomas Heflin won	Democratic	160,680	69.3%
C.P. Lunsford	Republican	68,460	29.5%
All other candidates		2,820	1.2%
Total		231,960

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	23,919 74.5%	7,655 23.8%	549	32,123	D+50.6
Walker	4,356 47.5%	4,696 51.2%	120	9,172	R+3.7
Etowah	5,630 62.8%	3,254 36.3%	74	8,958	D+26.5
De Kalb	3,868 44.4%	4,820 55.3%	27	8,715	R+10.9
Mobile	7,139 82.9%	1,339 15.6%	131	8,609	D+67.4
Marshall	4,043 51.2%	3,824 48.5%	25	7,892	D+2.8
Blount	3,523 50.9%	3,377 48.8%	15	6,915	D+2.1
Montgomery	6,486 95.3%	289 4.2%	32	6,807	D+91.0
Cullman	2,778 45.9%	3,239 53.6%	29	6,046	R+7.6
Shelby	2,144 40.7%	3,113 59.1%	14	5,271	R+18.4
Morgan	3,793 74.5%	1,254 24.6%	46	5,093	D+49.9
Franklin	2,117 42.0%	2,867 56.9%	55	5,039	R+14.9
Calhoun	3,496 76.6%	1,049 23.0%	16	4,561	D+53.7
St. Clair	1,924 42.6%	2,566 56.8%	27	4,517	R+14.2
Marion	2,397 55.9%	1,866 43.5%	23	4,286	D+12.4
Clay	2,182 51.0%	2,099 49.0%	1	4,282	D+1.9
Jackson	2,576 64.7%	1,395 35.1%	8	3,979	D+29.7
Tuscaloosa	3,339 85.6%	543 13.9%	17	3,899	D+71.7
Lauderdale	2,775 72.4%	1,003 26.2%	53	3,831	D+46.3
Winston	1,204 34.0%	2,340 66.0%		3,544	R+32.1
Cherokee	2,016 57.7%	1,451 41.6%	24	3,491	D+16.2
Madison	2,845 86.9%	418 12.8%	12	3,275	D+74.1
Chilton	1,020 31.3%	2,213 67.9%	28	3,261	R+36.6
Fayette	1,415 45.4%	1,689 54.1%	16	3,120	R+8.8
Talladega	2,170 72.6%	816 27.3%	1	2,987	D+45.3
Dallas	2,625 96.0%	107 3.9%	2	2,734	D+92.1
Houston	2,088 80.7%	481 18.6%	19	2,588	D+62.1
Covington	2,083 80.6%	448 17.3%	54	2,585	D+63.2
Geneva	1,564 61.7%	953 37.6%	18	2,535	D+24.1
Tallapoosa	2,288 91.2%	203 8.1%	17	2,508	D+83.1
Randolph	1,379 55.5%	1,107 44.5%		2,486	D+10.9
Coffee	1,809 76.2%	561 23.6%	4	2,374	D+52.6
Chambers	2,048 89.4%	238 10.4%	4	2,290	D+79.0
Colbert	1,644 72.5%	624 27.5%		2,268	D+45.0
Lamar	1,632 76.9%	486 22.9%	3	2,121	D+54.0
Limestone	1,844 87.4%	246 11.7%	20	2,110	D+75.7
Bibb	1,265 60.2%	744 35.4%	92	2,101	D+24.8
Dale	1,443 68.7%	656 31.3%		2,099	D+37.5
Elmore	1,746 88.4%	226 11.4%	2	1,974	D+77.0
Lee	1,648 87.0%	137 7.2%	110	1,895	D+79.7
Baldwin	1,287 69.0%	460 24.7%	118	1,865	D+44.3
Barbour	1,565 88.9%	183 10.4%	12	1,760	D+78.5
Pike	1,605 91.6%	145 8.3%	2	1,752	D+83.3
Coosa	1,023 58.6%	713 40.8%	10	1,746	D+17.8
Pickens	1,469 85.3%	240 13.9%	14	1,723	D+71.3
Lawrence	946 55.3%	753 44.0%	11	1,710	D+11.3
Crenshaw	1,483 86.9%	223 13.1%	1	1,707	D+73.8
Escambia	1,465 90.2%	132 8.1%	27	1,624	D+82.1
Cleburne	692 43.5%	899 56.5%	1	1,592	R+13.0
Conecuh	1,315 89.8%	149 10.2%		1,464	D+79.6
Butler	1,332 93.1%	87 6.1%	12	1,431	D+87.0
Marengo	1,388 98.1%	27 1.9%		1,415	D+96.2
Monroe	1,299 97.7%	22 1.7%	8	1,329	D+96.1
Clarke	1,258 97.9%	27 2.1%		1,285	D+95.8
Perry	1,205 95.9%	37 2.9%	15	1,257	D+92.9
Choctaw	1,071 92.6%	82 7.1%	3	1,156	D+85.6
Henry	755 65.4%	399 34.5%	1	1,155	D+30.8
Autauga	957 84.7%	167 14.8%	6	1,130	D+69.9
Wilcox	1,099 100.0%	0 0.0%		1,099	D+100.0
Sumter	1,080 98.9%	6 0.5%	6	1,092	D+98.4
Hale	954 97.4%	24 2.5%	1	979	D+95.0
Bullock	880 99.8%	2 0.2%		882	D+99.5
Macon	706 92.7%	54 7.1%	2	762	D+85.6
Russell	686 90.4%	28 3.7%	45	759	D+86.7
Lowndes	727 99.2%	6 0.8%		733	D+98.4
Washington	634 91.2%	60 8.6%	1	695	D+82.6
Greene	522 96.8%	17 3.2%		539	D+93.7

Counties as they stood in 1920; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Katie Britt (R)	R+35.6
2020	Tommy Tuberville (R)	R+20.4
2016	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+28.1
2014	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+97.3
2010	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+30.5
2008	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+26.8
2004	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+35.2
2002	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+18.7
1998	Richard C. Shelby (R)	R+26.6
1996	Jeff Sessions (R)	R+7.0
1992	Richard C. Shelby (D)	D+31.7
1990	Howell Heflin (D)	D+21.1
1986	Richard Shelby (D)	D+0.6
1984	Howell Heflin (D)	D+26.4
1980	Jeremiah Denton (R)	R+3.1
1978	Howell Heflin (D)	D+94.0
1974	James B. Allen (D)	D+95.8
1972	John Sparkman (D)	D+29.2
1968	James B. Allen (D)	D+47.8
1966	John Sparkman (D)	D+21.1
1962	Lister Hill (D)	D+1.7
1960	John Sparkman (D)	D+40.5
1956	Lister Hill (D)	D+100.0
1954	John Sparkman (D)	D+64.9
1950	Lister Hill (D)	D+76.5
1948	John Sparkman (D)	D+68.0
1944	Lister Hill (D)	D+64.8
1942	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+100.0
1938	J. Lister Hill (D)	D+72.8
1936	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+74.8
1932	Hugo L. Black (D)	D+72.5
1930	John H. Bankhead II (D)	D+59.9
1926	Hugo L. Black (D)	D+61.7
1924	J. Thomas Heflin (D)	D+50.4
1920	Oscar W. Underwood (D)	D+33.0
1918	John H. Bankhead (D)	D+100.0
1914	Oscar W. Underwood (D)	D+62.9