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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Alabama

Jeremiah Denton (Republican) beat Jim Folsom Jr. (Democrat) in Alabama in 1980, 50.2% to 47.1%, a margin of 3.1 points and 40,187 votes.

Alabama changed party: in 1974 it went Democratic, for James B. Allen.

Democrats led in 46 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Jefferson, cast 252,003 votes and went to the Republican by 12.0 points. The closest was Clarke, where 150 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jeremiah Denton won Republican 650,362 50.2%
Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic 610,175 47.1%
All other candidates 36,220 2.8%
Total1,296,757

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 105,777 42.0% 136,115 54.0% 10,111 252,003 R+12.0
Mobile 39,568 34.9% 71,548 63.1% 2,252 113,368 R+28.2
Montgomery 28,787 43.5% 35,515 53.7% 1,889 66,191 R+10.2
Madison 28,548 44.6% 33,688 52.6% 1,775 64,011 R+8.0
Tuscaloosa 18,920 47.3% 19,882 49.7% 1,208 40,010 R+2.4
Etowah 19,359 52.8% 16,796 45.8% 544 36,699 D+7.0
Calhoun 14,196 42.4% 18,722 55.9% 573 33,491 R+13.5
Morgan 14,143 49.0% 13,871 48.1% 828 28,842 D+0.9
Baldwin 7,879 27.7% 19,575 68.9% 942 28,396 R+41.2
Lauderdale 14,409 53.9% 11,485 42.9% 852 26,746 D+10.9
Shelby 7,218 31.4% 15,230 66.2% 569 23,017 R+34.8
Walker 13,020 58.9% 8,759 39.6% 320 22,099 D+19.3
Houston 8,503 38.6% 13,099 59.5% 404 22,006 R+20.9
Lee 8,927 41.9% 11,492 54.0% 867 21,286 R+12.1
Cullman 11,833 55.6% 9,241 43.4% 209 21,283 D+12.2
Colbert 11,670 59.3% 7,393 37.6% 602 19,665 D+21.7
Marshall 10,103 51.5% 8,815 45.0% 690 19,608 D+6.6
Talladega 9,580 49.5% 9,413 48.6% 374 19,367 D+0.9
De Kalb 8,721 47.3% 9,663 52.4% 57 18,441 R+5.1
Dallas 9,929 56.7% 6,979 39.8% 607 17,515 D+16.8
Elmore 6,174 41.7% 8,217 55.5% 413 14,804 R+13.8
Jackson 8,920 65.3% 4,368 32.0% 375 13,663 D+33.3
St. Clair 5,057 37.2% 7,941 58.4% 588 13,586 R+21.2
Tallapoosa 7,101 53.3% 5,828 43.8% 391 13,320 D+9.6
Coffee 6,764 50.9% 6,132 46.1% 402 13,298 D+4.8
Limestone 7,444 57.0% 5,109 39.1% 514 13,067 D+17.9
Covington 6,164 47.2% 6,636 50.8% 257 13,057 R+3.6
Blount 5,350 43.3% 6,861 55.6% 139 12,350 R+12.2
Dale 5,149 42.0% 6,786 55.4% 311 12,246 R+13.4
Russell 7,945 66.3% 3,256 27.2% 790 11,991 D+39.1
Chambers 6,485 57.4% 4,490 39.8% 315 11,290 D+17.7
Escambia 4,522 40.5% 6,299 56.5% 334 11,155 R+15.9
Autauga 4,421 40.7% 5,986 55.1% 452 10,859 R+14.4
Chilton 4,596 43.1% 5,950 55.8% 117 10,663 R+12.7
Franklin 5,935 56.5% 4,410 42.0% 154 10,499 D+14.5
Marion 5,223 50.0% 4,958 47.5% 256 10,437 D+2.5
Clarke 5,075 49.1% 4,925 47.6% 339 10,339 D+1.5
Pike 5,065 51.5% 4,515 45.9% 258 9,838 D+5.6
Geneva 4,926 56.6% 3,630 41.7% 152 8,708 D+14.9
Monroe 4,008 47.2% 4,327 50.9% 161 8,496 R+3.8
Macon 6,820 80.5% 1,220 14.4% 432 8,472 D+66.1
Marengo 5,065 60.1% 3,039 36.0% 326 8,430 D+24.0
Lawrence 6,005 71.3% 2,312 27.5% 105 8,422 D+43.8
Winston 3,254 38.7% 5,131 60.9% 34 8,419 R+22.3
Barbour 4,340 51.9% 3,648 43.6% 371 8,359 D+8.3
Butler 4,109 51.1% 3,605 44.8% 331 8,045 D+6.3
Pickens 4,481 58.9% 3,071 40.4% 57 7,609 D+18.5
Wilcox 5,007 71.4% 1,988 28.4% 13 7,008 D+43.1
Fayette 3,822 57.4% 2,819 42.3% 21 6,662 D+15.1
Randolph 3,727 56.0% 2,552 38.4% 371 6,650 D+17.7
Washington 3,582 55.8% 2,779 43.3% 54 6,415 D+12.5
Perry 4,406 70.1% 1,857 29.5% 23 6,286 D+40.6
Cherokee 3,904 62.8% 2,171 34.9% 146 6,221 D+27.9
Conecuh 3,183 54.0% 2,586 43.8% 129 5,898 D+10.1
Lamar 3,564 60.6% 2,293 39.0% 23 5,880 D+21.6
Hale 3,680 66.1% 1,721 30.9% 168 5,569 D+35.2
Bibb 3,393 61.4% 2,077 37.6% 52 5,522 D+23.8
Choctaw 3,379 61.3% 2,093 38.0% 39 5,511 D+23.3
Bullock 4,009 72.9% 1,257 22.9% 230 5,496 D+50.1
Henry 2,960 54.4% 2,362 43.4% 115 5,437 D+11.0
Clay 2,703 52.2% 2,292 44.2% 186 5,181 D+7.9
Lowndes 3,507 69.1% 1,340 26.4% 229 5,076 D+42.7
Crenshaw 2,911 57.5% 2,117 41.8% 39 5,067 D+15.7
Sumter 3,167 63.6% 1,744 35.0% 65 4,976 D+28.6
Coosa 2,489 59.7% 1,528 36.6% 153 4,170 D+23.0
Greene 3,150 76.1% 945 22.8% 44 4,139 D+53.3
Cleburne 2,144 52.0% 1,910 46.3% 73 4,127 D+5.7

Counties as they stood in 1980; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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