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Election 2004 Results

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2004 US Senate election in Alabama

Richard C. Shelby (Republican) beat Wayne Sowell (Democrat) in Alabama in 2004, 67.5% to 32.4%, a margin of 35.2 points and 647,182 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1998, when Richard C. Shelby also won.

Republicans led in 58 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 9. The largest, Jefferson, cast 288,964 votes and went to the Republican by 16.5 points. The closest was Hale, where 55 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 1,242,200 67.5%
Wayne Sowell Democratic 595,018 32.4%
All other candidates 1,848 0.1%
Total1,839,066

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 120,519 41.7% 168,194 58.2% 251 288,964 R+16.5
Mobile 55,222 37.0% 93,892 63.0% 15 149,129 R+25.9
Madison 40,768 31.8% 87,454 68.1% 176 128,398 R+36.4
Montgomery 39,181 45.4% 47,044 54.6% 7 86,232 R+9.1
Shelby 11,478 14.7% 66,315 85.1% 118 77,911 R+70.4
Tuscaloosa 21,197 30.9% 47,338 69.0% 45 68,580 R+38.1
Baldwin 13,509 19.8% 54,503 80.0% 119 68,131 R+60.2
Morgan 11,330 24.6% 34,687 75.3% 71 46,088 R+50.7
Calhoun 12,077 27.2% 32,273 72.7% 59 44,409 R+45.5
Lee 14,168 32.5% 29,393 67.5% 43,561 R+35.0
Etowah 13,544 32.2% 28,496 67.6% 83 42,123 R+35.5
Lauderdale 12,042 33.3% 24,111 66.6% 43 36,196 R+33.3
Houston 8,009 22.5% 27,576 77.4% 42 35,627 R+54.9
Cullman 7,094 20.5% 27,495 79.4% 55 34,644 R+58.9
Marshall 6,771 22.0% 23,940 77.9% 34 30,745 R+55.8
Talladega 9,924 33.7% 19,488 66.2% 36 29,448 R+32.5
St. Clair 4,692 16.3% 24,021 83.5% 49 28,762 R+67.2
Limestone 7,324 25.8% 21,060 74.1% 28 28,412 R+48.3
Walker 8,139 28.8% 20,075 71.1% 21 28,235 R+42.3
Elmore 5,419 19.2% 22,724 80.6% 43 28,186 R+61.4
Colbert 9,390 40.2% 13,969 59.8% 16 23,375 R+19.6
DeKalb 5,753 25.5% 16,839 74.5% 22,592 R+49.1
Blount 3,284 15.6% 17,781 84.2% 42 21,107 R+68.7
Autauga 3,960 20.1% 15,728 79.8% 30 19,718 R+59.7
Jackson 7,292 37.2% 12,283 62.7% 26 19,601 R+25.5
Dallas 9,494 52.3% 8,642 47.6% 16 18,152 D+4.7
Dale 3,796 21.3% 13,994 78.5% 32 17,822 R+57.2
Tallapoosa 4,627 26.4% 12,875 73.5% 25 17,527 R+47.1
Coffee 3,552 20.5% 13,731 79.4% 17 17,300 R+58.8
Chilton 3,103 19.0% 13,168 80.8% 26 16,297 R+61.8
Russell 7,723 47.5% 8,500 52.3% 31 16,254 R+4.8
Covington 2,734 19.2% 11,500 80.7% 18 14,252 R+61.5
Lawrence 5,254 38.5% 8,372 61.4% 8 13,634 R+22.9
Chambers 4,804 37.6% 7,958 62.4% 12,762 R+24.7
Marion 3,250 25.7% 9,355 74.1% 28 12,633 R+48.3
Escambia 3,482 29.2% 8,424 70.7% 13 11,919 R+41.5
Franklin 3,803 32.1% 8,024 67.8% 11 11,838 R+35.7
Pike 3,615 31.4% 7,885 68.5% 15 11,515 R+37.1
Clarke 4,141 37.4% 6,925 62.5% 10 11,076 R+25.1
Barbour 3,989 38.6% 6,323 61.2% 15 10,327 R+22.6
Geneva 1,708 16.5% 8,595 83.3% 20 10,323 R+66.7
Winston 1,770 17.5% 8,352 82.4% 15 10,137 R+64.9
Marengo 4,265 42.3% 5,808 57.6% 5 10,078 R+15.3
Monroe 3,327 35.5% 6,029 64.4% 10 9,366 R+28.8
Macon 6,811 74.6% 2,315 25.4% 6 9,132 D+49.2
Pickens 3,488 38.4% 5,600 61.6% 9,088 R+23.2
Cherokee 2,588 29.5% 6,166 70.4% 9 8,763 R+40.8
Randolph 2,517 29.0% 6,150 70.9% 3 8,670 R+41.9
Butler 2,969 36.2% 5,223 63.7% 10 8,202 R+27.5
Washington 2,703 33.9% 5,254 65.9% 11 7,968 R+32.0
Fayette 2,034 26.0% 5,785 73.9% 13 7,832 R+47.9
Bibb 1,828 24.1% 5,763 75.8% 7 7,598 R+51.8
Hale 3,813 50.3% 3,758 49.6% 9 7,580 D+0.7
Henry 2,093 29.3% 5,059 70.7% 3 7,155 R+41.5
Choctaw 3,048 43.1% 4,018 56.8% 5 7,071 R+13.7
Lamar 1,799 26.8% 4,919 73.2% 6,718 R+46.4
Clay 1,552 23.9% 4,928 76.0% 4 6,484 R+52.1
Sumter 4,183 66.1% 2,145 33.9% 2 6,330 D+32.2
Conecuh 2,418 41.8% 3,357 58.1% 7 5,782 R+16.2
Lowndes 3,534 61.8% 2,177 38.1% 4 5,715 D+23.7
Cleburne 1,151 20.7% 4,389 79.1% 9 5,549 R+58.4
Perry 3,388 62.7% 2,012 37.2% 6 5,406 D+25.5
Wilcox 3,383 62.7% 2,013 37.3% 5,396 D+25.4
Crenshaw 1,424 26.5% 3,934 73.3% 11 5,369 R+46.7
Coosa 1,768 36.2% 3,112 63.7% 3 4,883 R+27.5
Greene 3,263 71.8% 1,283 28.2% 1 4,547 D+43.5
Bullock 2,740 61.7% 1,701 38.3% 1 4,442 D+23.4

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