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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Alabama

Richard C. Shelby (Republican) beat Clayton Suddith (Democrat) in Alabama in 1998, 63.2% to 36.7%, a margin of 26.6 points and 343,405 votes.

Richard C. Shelby had won in 1992 as a Democratic.

Republicans led in 57 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 10. The largest, Jefferson, cast 218,389 votes and went to the Republican by 14.9 points. The closest was Choctaw, where 58 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 C. Shelby won Republican 817,973 63.2%
Clayton Suddith Democratic 474,568 36.7%
All other candidates 864 0.1%
Total1,293,405

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 92,839 42.5% 125,365 57.4% 185 218,389 R+14.9
Mobile 36,803 37.2% 62,076 62.8% 22 98,901 R+25.6
Madison 25,876 32.1% 54,661 67.8% 88 80,625 R+35.7
Montgomery 30,202 44.3% 37,888 55.6% 11 68,101 R+11.3
Tuscaloosa 15,532 33.3% 31,060 66.6% 35 46,627 R+33.3
Shelby 6,882 16.5% 34,881 83.5% 23 41,786 R+67.0
Baldwin 8,269 21.6% 29,953 78.3% 34 38,256 R+56.7
Morgan 9,817 28.5% 24,598 71.4% 22 34,437 R+42.9
Etowah 13,284 40.3% 19,626 59.6% 18 32,928 R+19.3
Calhoun 11,154 35.5% 20,200 64.4% 31 31,385 R+28.8
Lee 9,641 34.7% 18,128 65.2% 30 27,799 R+30.5
Lauderdale 9,875 39.6% 15,047 60.3% 30 24,952 R+20.7
Houston 5,866 24.4% 18,153 75.5% 23 24,042 R+51.1
Cullman 7,152 29.8% 16,807 70.1% 26 23,985 R+40.3
Marshall 5,662 26.3% 15,808 73.6% 18 21,488 R+47.2
Walker 8,577 41.9% 11,896 58.1% 11 20,484 R+16.2
Talladega 7,727 38.0% 12,577 61.9% 23 20,327 R+23.9
Limestone 5,657 28.9% 13,902 71.0% 14 19,573 R+42.1
St. Clair 4,144 21.6% 14,984 78.3% 17 19,145 R+56.6
Elmore 4,461 23.6% 14,451 76.4% 13 18,925 R+52.8
Colbert 8,015 46.0% 9,394 53.9% 20 17,429 R+7.9
DeKalb 5,556 34.1% 10,754 65.9% 16,310 R+31.9
Dallas 8,166 53.4% 7,118 46.5% 9 15,293 D+6.9
Tallapoosa 4,644 33.5% 9,219 66.5% 8 13,871 R+33.0
Blount 3,346 24.9% 10,066 75.1% 13,412 R+50.1
Autauga 3,021 23.1% 10,047 76.8% 14 13,082 R+53.7
Coffee 3,713 29.0% 9,077 70.9% 6 12,796 R+41.9
Chilton 3,071 24.2% 9,583 75.7% 11 12,665 R+51.4
Jackson 5,540 48.0% 6,008 52.0% 11,548 R+4.1
Dale 3,164 27.5% 8,337 72.4% 13 11,514 R+44.9
Covington 2,728 26.8% 7,450 73.2% 10,178 R+46.4
Lawrence 4,404 43.3% 5,765 56.6% 9 10,178 R+13.4
Russell 5,340 54.8% 4,400 45.1% 6 9,746 D+9.6
Chambers 4,213 44.8% 5,191 55.2% 6 9,410 R+10.4
Marion 3,833 41.6% 5,366 58.3% 9 9,208 R+16.6
Pike 3,152 34.9% 5,863 65.0% 5 9,020 R+30.1
Barbour 3,890 44.5% 4,848 55.5% 3 8,741 R+11.0
Franklin 4,297 49.4% 4,401 50.6% 6 8,704 R+1.2
Escambia 3,064 35.9% 5,468 64.0% 8 8,540 R+28.1
Clarke 3,424 40.9% 4,942 59.0% 6 8,372 R+18.1
Marengo 3,795 45.5% 4,543 54.4% 7 8,345 R+9.0
Winston 2,010 25.7% 5,811 74.3% 7,821 R+48.6
Geneva 1,837 24.6% 5,614 75.3% 7 7,458 R+50.6
Monroe 2,945 40.2% 4,386 59.8% 7,331 R+19.7
Macon 5,737 79.3% 1,491 20.6% 3 7,231 D+58.7
Fayette 2,345 32.9% 4,775 67.0% 4 7,124 R+34.1
Butler 2,742 40.2% 4,083 59.8% 3 6,828 R+19.6
Pickens 2,918 43.3% 3,819 56.7% 6,737 R+13.4
Cherokee 2,651 45.3% 3,206 54.7% 5,857 R+9.5
Washington 2,460 42.1% 3,380 57.8% 3 5,843 R+15.7
Bibb 1,757 31.2% 3,882 68.8% 5,639 R+37.7
Hale 2,941 53.3% 2,576 46.7% 1 5,518 D+6.6
Randolph 2,122 38.5% 3,382 61.4% 1 5,505 R+22.9
Henry 1,922 35.6% 3,474 64.3% 5 5,401 R+28.7
Choctaw 2,641 49.4% 2,699 50.5% 2 5,342 R+1.1
Conecuh 2,236 43.6% 2,889 56.4% 5,125 R+12.7
Sumter 3,356 67.3% 1,629 32.7% 1 4,986 D+34.6
Lowndes 3,221 65.8% 1,673 34.2% 2 4,896 D+31.6
Perry 3,170 66.7% 1,580 33.2% 2 4,752 D+33.5
Clay 1,444 30.9% 3,226 69.1% 4,670 R+38.2
Crenshaw 1,520 33.3% 3,038 66.7% 4,558 R+33.3
Lamar 1,787 41.1% 2,554 58.8% 2 4,343 R+17.7
Wilcox 2,742 63.7% 1,559 36.2% 3 4,304 D+27.5
Cleburne 1,332 32.9% 2,716 67.1% 4,048 R+34.2
Coosa 1,713 43.8% 2,195 56.1% 5 3,913 R+12.3
Greene 2,756 71.9% 1,077 28.1% 3,833 D+43.8
Bullock 2,467 64.5% 1,358 35.5% 3,825 D+29.0

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