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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Alabama

Jeff Sessions (Republican) beat Susan Parker (Democrat) in Alabama in 2002, 58.6% to 39.8%, a margin of 18.7 points and 253,683 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Jeff Sessions also won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 14. The largest, Jefferson, cast 214,688 votes and went to the Republican by 4.2 points. The closest was Pickens, where 46 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
Jeff Sessions won Republican 792,561 58.6%
Susan Parker Democratic 538,878 39.8%
All other candidates 21,584 1.6%
Total1,353,023

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 101,555 47.3% 110,491 51.5% 2,642 214,688 R+4.2
Mobile 40,454 38.0% 64,135 60.3% 1,822 106,411 R+22.3
Madison 32,476 36.3% 55,229 61.7% 1,742 89,447 R+25.4
Montgomery 31,465 46.3% 35,760 52.6% 802 68,027 R+6.3
Shelby 10,215 20.6% 38,614 78.0% 687 49,516 R+57.4
Tuscaloosa 19,320 42.4% 25,483 55.9% 755 45,558 R+13.5
Baldwin 9,525 21.3% 34,327 76.7% 906 44,758 R+55.4
Morgan 14,903 41.0% 20,958 57.6% 523 36,384 R+16.6
Calhoun 12,784 38.6% 19,680 59.5% 622 33,086 R+20.8
Etowah 12,999 40.9% 18,105 56.9% 708 31,812 R+16.1
Lee 10,832 37.4% 17,577 60.6% 574 28,983 R+23.3
Lauderdale 11,669 44.5% 14,183 54.1% 378 26,230 R+9.6
Cullman 8,638 33.4% 16,734 64.7% 506 25,878 R+31.3
Houston 6,132 24.2% 18,898 74.5% 335 25,365 R+50.3
Marshall 7,018 30.0% 15,802 67.6% 568 23,388 R+37.6
Talladega 9,915 44.8% 11,859 53.6% 337 22,111 R+8.8
Elmore 5,198 24.6% 15,605 73.7% 365 21,168 R+49.2
Walker 9,379 45.1% 11,079 53.3% 318 20,776 R+8.2
Limestone 8,508 41.1% 11,873 57.4% 306 20,687 R+16.3
St. Clair 5,454 27.6% 13,914 70.5% 375 19,743 R+42.9
DeKalb 6,023 34.8% 11,006 63.5% 302 17,331 R+28.8
Colbert 8,446 49.4% 8,377 49.0% 266 17,089 D+0.4
Dallas 9,185 57.8% 6,520 41.0% 199 15,904 D+16.8
Blount 4,027 25.8% 11,249 72.2% 312 15,588 R+46.3
Autauga 3,819 25.9% 10,687 72.6% 222 14,728 R+46.6
Tallapoosa 5,288 36.3% 9,048 62.1% 232 14,568 R+25.8
Chilton 4,074 29.9% 9,278 68.2% 254 13,606 R+38.2
Coffee 3,664 28.4% 9,018 69.9% 211 12,893 R+41.5
Jackson 5,772 46.7% 6,319 51.2% 262 12,353 R+4.4
Dale 3,219 26.9% 8,557 71.6% 178 11,954 R+44.7
Covington 3,149 27.7% 8,011 70.6% 195 11,355 R+42.8
Russell 5,976 56.7% 4,382 41.6% 182 10,540 D+15.1
Lawrence 5,793 55.2% 4,542 43.3% 156 10,491 D+11.9
Marion 4,265 41.8% 5,760 56.4% 181 10,206 R+14.6
Chambers 4,313 45.1% 5,114 53.5% 139 9,566 R+8.4
Escambia 3,135 35.6% 5,556 63.1% 118 8,809 R+27.5
Clarke 3,640 41.4% 5,079 57.8% 63 8,782 R+16.4
Franklin 3,952 46.5% 4,422 52.1% 118 8,492 R+5.5
Pike 3,090 37.3% 5,093 61.4% 112 8,295 R+24.1
Monroe 3,058 37.6% 4,972 61.1% 102 8,132 R+23.5
Winston 2,224 27.8% 5,596 70.0% 173 7,993 R+42.2
Barbour 3,793 47.6% 4,057 50.9% 122 7,972 R+3.3
Marengo 4,074 52.1% 3,663 46.9% 81 7,818 D+5.3
Geneva 1,654 21.2% 6,014 77.0% 144 7,812 R+55.8
Randolph 2,916 39.9% 4,261 58.3% 128 7,305 R+18.4
Fayette 3,104 42.7% 3,998 55.0% 161 7,263 R+12.3
Macon 5,542 80.3% 1,261 18.3% 102 6,905 D+62.0
Butler 2,833 41.9% 3,845 56.8% 91 6,769 R+15.0
Pickens 3,300 49.6% 3,254 48.9% 98 6,652 D+0.7
Bibb 2,553 40.5% 3,667 58.2% 77 6,297 R+17.7
Hale 3,909 62.2% 2,276 36.2% 98 6,283 D+26.0
Washington 2,647 43.0% 3,412 55.4% 101 6,160 R+12.4
Cherokee 2,754 45.6% 3,164 52.4% 121 6,039 R+6.8
Lamar 2,477 43.5% 3,138 55.1% 85 5,700 R+11.6
Henry 1,885 34.7% 3,449 63.5% 98 5,432 R+28.8
Clay 1,791 34.4% 3,329 63.9% 92 5,212 R+29.5
Lowndes 3,361 65.0% 1,740 33.7% 68 5,169 D+31.4
Choctaw 2,399 47.7% 2,585 51.4% 47 5,031 R+3.7
Sumter 3,667 73.2% 1,290 25.7% 55 5,012 D+47.4
Perry 3,455 70.5% 1,417 28.9% 31 4,903 D+41.6
Conecuh 2,345 48.0% 2,442 50.0% 95 4,882 R+2.0
Cleburne 1,656 34.9% 2,931 61.7% 164 4,751 R+26.8
Wilcox 2,928 64.5% 1,572 34.6% 41 4,541 D+29.9
Crenshaw 1,585 36.3% 2,722 62.4% 57 4,364 R+26.1
Coosa 2,050 47.2% 2,205 50.8% 89 4,344 R+3.6
Greene 3,277 78.8% 836 20.1% 43 4,156 D+58.7
Bullock 2,372 66.6% 1,141 32.1% 47 3,560 D+34.6

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