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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Alabama

Richard Shelby (Democrat) beat Jeremiah Denton (Republican) in Alabama in 1986, 50.3% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.6 points and 6,823 votes.

Alabama changed party: in 1980 it went Republican, for Jeremiah Denton.

Democrats led in 39 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Jefferson, cast 235,110 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.6 points. The closest was Fayette, where 36 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
Richard Shelby won Democratic 609,360 50.3%
Jeremiah Denton Republican 602,537 49.7%
Total1,211,897

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 119,492 50.8% 115,618 49.2% 235,110 D+1.6
Mobile 37,879 37.3% 63,779 62.7% 101,658 R+25.5
Montgomery 37,778 54.6% 31,413 45.4% 69,191 D+9.2
Madison 26,601 44.2% 33,583 55.8% 60,184 R+11.6
Tuscaloosa 24,069 63.9% 13,625 36.1% 37,694 D+27.7
Morgan 14,972 46.3% 17,348 53.7% 32,320 R+7.4
Etowah 18,679 59.7% 12,629 40.3% 31,308 D+19.3
Baldwin 8,763 29.6% 20,839 70.4% 29,602 R+40.8
Calhoun 15,227 51.5% 14,348 48.5% 29,575 D+3.0
Shelby 9,746 36.7% 16,796 63.3% 26,542 R+26.6
Cullman 10,768 43.9% 13,768 56.1% 24,536 R+12.2
Houston 8,701 36.6% 15,057 63.4% 23,758 R+26.8
Lauderdale 12,873 57.6% 9,479 42.4% 22,352 D+15.2
Walker 10,660 56.3% 8,286 43.7% 18,946 D+12.5
Lee 8,670 46.1% 10,145 53.9% 18,815 R+7.8
Talladega 9,087 49.7% 9,200 50.3% 18,287 R+0.6
Marshall 8,447 48.1% 9,101 51.9% 17,548 R+3.7
Dallas 12,033 70.1% 5,123 29.9% 17,156 D+40.3
Colbert 10,953 64.7% 5,988 35.3% 16,941 D+29.3
De Kalb 8,136 48.1% 8,771 51.9% 16,907 R+3.8
Elmore 6,854 45.9% 8,094 54.1% 14,948 R+8.3
Limestone 6,761 50.8% 6,550 49.2% 13,311 D+1.6
St. Clair 5,269 41.0% 7,581 59.0% 12,850 R+18.0
Blount 5,074 40.7% 7,402 59.3% 12,476 R+18.7
Chilton 5,985 51.9% 5,549 48.1% 11,534 D+3.8
Tallapoosa 5,292 45.9% 6,228 54.1% 11,520 R+8.1
Covington 5,432 47.3% 6,044 52.7% 11,476 R+5.3
Coffee 5,485 48.3% 5,878 51.7% 11,363 R+3.5
Dale 3,951 37.0% 6,720 63.0% 10,671 R+25.9
Autauga 4,768 46.0% 5,602 54.0% 10,370 R+8.0
Jackson 5,899 58.3% 4,223 41.7% 10,122 D+16.6
Marion 4,844 52.0% 4,478 48.0% 9,322 D+3.9
Chambers 4,689 51.1% 4,488 48.9% 9,177 D+2.2
Winston 3,814 42.1% 5,255 57.9% 9,069 R+15.9
Escambia 3,772 42.1% 5,194 57.9% 8,966 R+15.9
Clarke 4,343 48.9% 4,532 51.1% 8,875 R+2.1
Pike 4,388 50.6% 4,277 49.4% 8,665 D+1.3
Lawrence 5,452 63.5% 3,135 36.5% 8,587 D+27.0
Marengo 5,170 63.7% 2,940 36.3% 8,110 D+27.5
Franklin 4,431 57.3% 3,308 42.7% 7,739 D+14.5
Russell 4,859 63.9% 2,749 36.1% 7,608 D+27.7
Monroe 3,825 50.9% 3,686 49.1% 7,511 D+1.9
Macon 6,367 85.0% 1,126 15.0% 7,493 D+69.9
Butler 4,232 58.1% 3,056 41.9% 7,288 D+16.1
Geneva 3,304 45.7% 3,931 54.3% 7,235 R+8.7
Barbour 4,201 58.3% 3,010 41.7% 7,211 D+16.5
Randolph 3,211 47.4% 3,559 52.6% 6,770 R+5.1
Cherokee 4,117 63.4% 2,377 36.6% 6,494 D+26.8
Fayette 3,260 50.3% 3,224 49.7% 6,484 D+0.6
Pickens 3,701 58.4% 2,632 41.6% 6,333 D+16.9
Washington 3,102 52.2% 2,837 47.8% 5,939 D+4.5
Conecuh 3,247 55.4% 2,615 44.6% 5,862 D+10.8
Sumter 4,295 76.8% 1,297 23.2% 5,592 D+53.6
Choctaw 3,466 64.0% 1,947 36.0% 5,413 D+28.1
Hale 3,940 75.2% 1,299 24.8% 5,239 D+50.4
Crenshaw 3,008 57.6% 2,211 42.4% 5,219 D+15.3
Perry 3,797 72.8% 1,421 27.2% 5,218 D+45.5
Wilcox 3,773 72.4% 1,441 27.6% 5,214 D+44.7
Bibb 3,335 65.8% 1,731 34.2% 5,066 D+31.7
Clay 2,450 49.2% 2,532 50.8% 4,982 R+1.6
Henry 2,238 45.4% 2,689 54.6% 4,927 R+9.2
Lowndes 3,706 78.0% 1,045 22.0% 4,751 D+56.0
Bullock 3,339 73.5% 1,202 26.5% 4,541 D+47.1
Greene 3,592 82.0% 787 18.0% 4,379 D+64.1
Lamar 2,060 48.1% 2,222 51.9% 4,282 R+3.8
Coosa 2,197 56.2% 1,711 43.8% 3,908 D+12.4
Cleburne 1,531 45.6% 1,826 54.4% 3,357 R+8.8

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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