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Election 1990 Results

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1990 US Senate election in Alabama

Howell Heflin (Democrat) beat Bill Cabaniss (Republican) in Alabama in 1990, 60.6% to 39.4%, a margin of 21.1 points and 250,624 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1984, when Howell Heflin also won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 67 counties and Republicans in 3. The largest, Jefferson, cast 209,938 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.3 points. The closest was Elmore, where 74 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 717,814 60.6%
Bill Cabaniss Republican 467,190 39.4%
All other candidates 150 0.0%
Total1,185,154

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 114,524 54.6% 95,005 45.3% 409 209,938 D+9.3
Mobile 53,308 56.5% 40,966 43.4% 34 94,308 D+13.1
Madison 43,747 60.0% 29,206 40.0% 72,953 D+19.9
Montgomery 37,725 55.5% 30,221 44.5% 13 67,959 D+11.0
Tuscaloosa 24,587 63.2% 14,287 36.8% 38,874 D+26.5
Etowah 22,419 70.7% 9,301 29.3% 31,720 D+41.4
Shelby 12,048 40.1% 17,905 59.7% 58 30,011 R+19.5
Morgan 17,408 59.3% 11,941 40.7% 5 29,354 D+18.6
Baldwin 13,974 48.7% 14,704 51.3% 28,678 R+2.5
Calhoun 18,968 67.7% 9,052 32.3% 28,020 D+35.4
Cullman 13,067 58.3% 9,336 41.7% 1 22,404 D+16.7
Houston 12,060 54.9% 9,920 45.1% 21,980 D+9.7
Lauderdale 15,161 71.0% 6,184 29.0% 1 21,346 D+42.1
Walker 14,484 68.8% 6,567 31.2% 2 21,053 D+37.6
Lee 10,652 55.3% 8,597 44.7% 19,249 D+10.7
Talladega 10,759 58.1% 7,750 41.9% 18,509 D+16.3
Marshall 11,257 63.8% 6,394 36.2% 1 17,652 D+27.5
DeKalb 10,261 61.8% 6,338 38.2% 9 16,608 D+23.6
Elmore 7,634 49.8% 7,708 50.2% 15,342 R+0.5
Colbert 11,141 73.2% 4,070 26.8% 15,211 D+46.5
Dallas 9,721 64.3% 5,388 35.7% 15,109 D+28.7
St. Clair 7,399 52.5% 6,695 47.5% 14,094 D+5.0
Limestone 9,341 66.4% 4,716 33.5% 2 14,059 D+32.9
Tallapoosa 8,359 64.1% 4,684 35.9% 13,043 D+28.2
Blount 7,144 57.7% 5,232 42.3% 12,376 D+15.4
Chilton 7,528 61.2% 4,771 38.8% 2 12,301 D+22.4
Covington 7,077 62.7% 4,216 37.3% 11,293 D+25.3
Autauga 5,967 54.0% 5,074 46.0% 11,041 D+8.1
Coffee 6,707 62.0% 4,119 38.0% 10,826 D+23.9
Marion 7,354 70.8% 3,031 29.2% 10,385 D+41.6
Dale 5,801 56.2% 4,519 43.8% 1 10,321 D+12.4
Jackson 7,092 72.4% 2,707 27.6% 9,799 D+44.7
Chambers 5,895 63.3% 3,411 36.7% 9,306 D+26.7
Pike 6,292 68.9% 2,838 31.1% 9,130 D+37.8
Winston 4,976 54.6% 4,138 45.4% 9,114 D+9.2
Clarke 5,415 60.3% 3,569 39.7% 8,984 D+20.5
Franklin 5,921 69.5% 2,600 30.5% 8,521 D+39.0
Escambia 5,055 61.6% 3,153 38.4% 8,208 D+23.2
Russell 6,082 75.0% 2,026 25.0% 8,108 D+50.0
Lawrence 6,284 79.3% 1,642 20.7% 7,926 D+58.6
Geneva 5,223 66.8% 2,598 33.2% 7,821 D+33.6
Marengo 5,279 67.6% 2,532 32.4% 7,811 D+35.2
Barbour 5,209 69.9% 2,245 30.1% 7,454 D+39.8
Butler 4,770 66.1% 2,450 33.9% 7,220 D+32.1
Fayette 4,868 67.7% 2,316 32.2% 6 7,190 D+35.5
Monroe 4,446 62.6% 2,659 37.4% 7,105 D+25.2
Macon 6,000 88.2% 801 11.8% 6,801 D+76.4
Pickens 4,115 67.2% 2,008 32.8% 1 6,124 D+34.4
Washington 4,308 71.1% 1,748 28.8% 5 6,061 D+42.2
Bibb 4,016 68.3% 1,861 31.7% 5,877 D+36.7
Choctaw 4,384 75.9% 1,387 24.0% 2 5,773 D+51.9
Randolph 3,793 66.2% 1,933 33.8% 5,726 D+32.5
Sumter 4,261 79.9% 1,066 20.0% 5 5,332 D+59.9
Hale 3,748 70.7% 1,557 29.3% 5,305 D+41.3
Conecuh 3,779 71.7% 1,490 28.3% 5,269 D+43.4
Cherokee 3,857 74.1% 1,349 25.9% 5,206 D+48.2
Henry 3,704 73.3% 1,346 26.7% 5,050 D+46.7
Lamar 3,262 65.6% 1,712 34.4% 4,974 D+31.2
Wilcox 3,571 73.6% 1,281 26.4% 4,852 D+47.2
Perry 3,569 74.0% 1,255 26.0% 4,824 D+48.0
Crenshaw 3,079 69.0% 1,384 31.0% 4,463 D+38.0
Clay 2,948 68.3% 1,367 31.7% 4,315 D+36.6
Bullock 3,356 78.7% 907 21.3% 4,263 D+57.4
Lowndes 3,157 76.0% 999 24.0% 4,156 D+51.9
Greene 3,312 84.5% 608 15.5% 3,920 D+69.0
Coosa 2,623 67.8% 1,243 32.1% 2 3,868 D+35.7
Cleburne 2,583 70.0% 1,107 30.0% 3,690 D+40.0

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