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Election 1984 Results

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1984 US Senate election in Alabama

Howell Heflin (Democrat) beat Albert Lee Smith (Republican) in Alabama in 1984, 62.8% to 36.4%, a margin of 26.4 points and 362,027 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Howell Heflin also won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Jefferson, cast 264,448 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.3 points. The closest was St. Clair, where 132 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
Howell Heflin won Democratic 860,535 62.8%
Albert Lee Smith Republican 498,508 36.4%
All other candidates 12,191 0.9%
Total1,371,234

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 158,491 59.9% 104,765 39.6% 1,192 264,448 D+20.3
Mobile 74,910 61.7% 44,649 36.8% 1,837 121,396 D+24.9
Montgomery 47,273 65.0% 25,019 34.4% 472 72,764 D+30.6
Madison 48,287 67.9% 22,090 31.1% 726 71,103 D+36.8
Tuscaloosa 23,603 54.3% 19,446 44.7% 458 43,507 D+9.6
Etowah 25,178 69.0% 11,011 30.2% 319 36,508 D+38.8
Morgan 22,690 64.3% 12,390 35.1% 213 35,293 D+29.2
Calhoun 21,341 60.7% 13,204 37.6% 617 35,162 D+23.1
Baldwin 16,459 52.3% 14,702 46.7% 308 31,469 D+5.6
Lauderdale 21,315 76.4% 6,325 22.7% 245 27,885 D+53.8
Shelby 12,114 43.7% 15,301 55.3% 278 27,693 R+11.5
Houston 14,518 55.7% 11,393 43.7% 167 26,078 D+12.0
Lee 14,382 58.3% 9,890 40.1% 388 24,660 D+18.2
Cullman 12,141 55.4% 9,561 43.7% 194 21,896 D+11.8
Walker 13,644 63.4% 7,729 35.9% 163 21,536 D+27.5
Talladega 11,145 53.0% 9,610 45.7% 287 21,042 D+7.3
Colbert 16,889 82.3% 3,480 17.0% 140 20,509 D+65.4
Marshall 12,292 62.1% 7,290 36.8% 206 19,788 D+25.3
Dallas 13,985 70.9% 5,590 28.3% 147 19,722 D+42.6
De Kalb 11,040 58.3% 7,856 41.5% 41 18,937 D+16.8
Elmore 9,026 58.4% 6,271 40.6% 165 15,462 D+17.8
Coffee 8,709 60.1% 5,650 39.0% 136 14,495 D+21.1
St. Clair 7,041 49.0% 7,173 49.9% 160 14,374 R+0.9
Jackson 10,435 75.6% 3,192 23.1% 167 13,794 D+52.5
Limestone 9,452 70.6% 3,831 28.6% 108 13,391 D+42.0
Tallapoosa 8,109 61.5% 4,965 37.6% 117 13,191 D+23.8
Russell 10,105 77.6% 2,731 21.0% 182 13,018 D+56.6
Dale 7,060 54.3% 5,801 44.7% 130 12,991 D+9.7
Chambers 9,795 77.3% 2,771 21.9% 100 12,666 D+55.5
Covington 7,543 60.1% 4,880 38.9% 134 12,557 D+21.2
Blount 6,117 51.2% 5,728 48.0% 97 11,942 D+3.3
Autauga 7,040 61.4% 4,302 37.5% 132 11,474 D+23.9
Escambia 6,450 58.5% 4,424 40.1% 161 11,035 D+18.4
Chilton 5,633 51.5% 5,195 47.5% 115 10,943 D+4.0
Marion 6,367 61.7% 3,921 38.0% 37 10,325 D+23.7
Clarke 6,484 64.6% 3,483 34.7% 65 10,032 D+29.9
Marengo 6,389 67.0% 3,074 32.2% 73 9,536 D+34.8
Franklin 6,598 69.5% 2,792 29.4% 103 9,493 D+40.1
Pike 6,233 66.5% 3,066 32.7% 69 9,368 D+33.8
Winston 4,430 47.6% 4,863 52.3% 11 9,304 R+4.7
Barbour 6,141 68.5% 2,738 30.5% 89 8,968 D+37.9
Lawrence 6,811 77.7% 1,821 20.8% 137 8,769 D+56.9
Macon 7,787 88.9% 849 9.7% 119 8,755 D+79.2
Monroe 5,368 62.5% 3,129 36.4% 98 8,595 D+26.1
Butler 5,274 65.8% 2,641 33.0% 97 8,012 D+32.9
Geneva 4,941 62.9% 2,757 35.1% 159 7,857 D+27.8
Pickens 5,001 65.3% 2,635 34.4% 27 7,663 D+30.9
Washington 5,342 73.2% 1,927 26.4% 25 7,294 D+46.8
Fayette 4,257 60.2% 2,797 39.5% 22 7,076 D+20.6
Randolph 4,800 69.4% 2,026 29.3% 95 6,921 D+40.1
Sumter 5,361 79.9% 1,308 19.5% 39 6,708 D+60.4
Perry 4,553 73.6% 1,591 25.7% 38 6,182 D+47.9
Choctaw 4,501 73.1% 1,645 26.7% 15 6,161 D+46.4
Cherokee 4,391 73.0% 1,586 26.3% 42 6,019 D+46.6
Conecuh 3,683 63.4% 1,992 34.3% 136 5,811 D+29.1
Henry 4,126 71.2% 1,632 28.2% 37 5,795 D+43.0
Wilcox 4,276 73.9% 1,504 26.0% 5 5,785 D+47.9
Hale 3,939 70.7% 1,576 28.3% 56 5,571 D+42.4
Lamar 3,511 65.8% 1,816 34.0% 12 5,339 D+31.7
Bibb 3,411 64.4% 1,871 35.3% 11 5,293 D+29.1
Bullock 4,000 81.5% 866 17.6% 44 4,910 D+63.8
Crenshaw 3,089 65.2% 1,581 33.4% 65 4,735 D+31.8
Greene 4,062 85.9% 661 14.0% 7 4,730 D+71.9
Lowndes 3,674 78.7% 944 20.2% 49 4,667 D+58.5
Clay 2,545 56.1% 1,930 42.5% 63 4,538 D+13.6
Coosa 2,602 61.4% 1,621 38.2% 18 4,241 D+23.1
Cleburne 2,376 58.6% 1,650 40.7% 30 4,056 D+17.9

Counties as they stood in 1984; 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