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Election 2008 Results

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2008 US Senate election in Alabama

Jeff Sessions (Republican) beat Vivian Davis Figures (Democrat) in Alabama in 2008, 63.4% to 36.5%, a margin of 26.8 points and 552,992 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Jeff Sessions also won.

Republicans led in 56 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 11. The largest, Jefferson, cast 313,801 votes and went to the Republican by 1.5 points. The closest was Marengo, where 85 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 1,305,383 63.4%
Vivian Davis Figures Democratic 752,391 36.5%
All other candidates 2,417 0.1%
Total2,060,191

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 154,495 49.2% 159,091 50.7% 215 313,801 R+1.5
Mobile 77,292 43.1% 102,043 56.9% 81 179,416 R+13.8
Madison 52,363 35.0% 97,185 64.9% 196 149,744 R+29.9
Montgomery 56,956 55.3% 45,962 44.6% 70 102,988 D+10.7
Shelby 17,609 19.7% 71,691 80.1% 168 89,468 R+60.4
Baldwin 16,456 20.5% 63,685 79.3% 132 80,273 R+58.8
Tuscaloosa 30,663 39.6% 46,642 60.3% 72 77,377 R+20.7
Lee 19,806 37.3% 33,168 62.5% 118 53,092 R+25.2
Morgan 11,630 23.4% 37,987 76.4% 74 49,691 R+53.0
Calhoun 15,733 32.6% 32,461 67.3% 64 48,258 R+34.7
Etowah 13,925 31.6% 30,128 68.3% 64 44,117 R+36.7
Houston 11,192 27.3% 29,686 72.5% 70 40,948 R+45.2
Lauderdale 12,012 32.2% 25,249 67.6% 82 37,343 R+35.4
Cullman 6,112 17.5% 28,704 82.3% 66 34,882 R+64.8
Elmore 7,283 21.6% 26,458 78.3% 38 33,779 R+56.8
Talladega 13,449 39.9% 20,184 59.9% 56 33,689 R+20.0
St. Clair 6,001 17.9% 27,538 82.0% 55 33,594 R+64.1
Limestone 8,198 25.0% 24,567 74.8% 69 32,834 R+49.9
Marshall 5,754 17.7% 26,752 82.2% 53 32,559 R+64.5
Walker 8,177 29.0% 20,021 70.9% 24 28,222 R+42.0
Colbert 9,297 38.4% 14,864 61.5% 21 24,182 R+23.0
Blount 3,558 14.9% 20,286 84.9% 46 23,890 R+70.0
DeKalb 5,565 23.8% 17,777 76.1% 15 23,357 R+52.3
Autauga 5,316 22.8% 17,941 77.0% 31 23,288 R+54.2
Dallas 13,168 64.4% 7,281 35.6% 11 20,460 D+28.8
Jackson 6,060 30.4% 13,838 69.4% 36 19,934 R+39.0
Coffee 4,616 23.4% 15,109 76.5% 33 19,758 R+53.1
Dale 4,843 25.6% 14,026 74.2% 25 18,894 R+48.6
Tallapoosa 5,806 30.8% 12,997 69.0% 28 18,831 R+38.2
Russell 9,901 54.4% 8,263 45.4% 44 18,208 D+9.0
Chilton 3,698 21.2% 13,733 78.6% 30 17,461 R+57.5
Covington 2,979 19.3% 12,413 80.5% 19 15,411 R+61.2
Chambers 6,683 46.2% 7,759 53.7% 9 14,451 R+7.4
Lawrence 4,936 34.6% 9,315 65.2% 31 14,282 R+30.7
Escambia 4,816 33.7% 9,446 66.2% 17 14,279 R+32.4
Pike 5,363 39.2% 8,298 60.7% 9 13,670 R+21.5
Clarke 5,605 42.6% 7,532 57.3% 7 13,144 R+14.7
Marion 2,817 23.4% 9,200 76.4% 20 12,037 R+53.0
Geneva 1,960 17.2% 9,441 82.6% 22 11,423 R+65.5
Franklin 3,248 28.6% 8,091 71.3% 12 11,351 R+42.7
Barbour 5,435 48.4% 5,772 51.4% 20 11,227 R+3.0
Marengo 5,528 49.6% 5,613 50.3% 9 11,150 R+0.8
Monroe 4,626 41.7% 6,457 58.2% 12 11,095 R+16.5
Macon 8,745 82.3% 1,876 17.7% 4 10,625 D+64.6
Winston 1,704 17.4% 8,091 82.5% 18 9,813 R+65.1
Randolph 3,116 31.8% 6,684 68.2% 7 9,807 R+36.4
Pickens 4,415 45.0% 5,387 54.9% 4 9,806 R+9.9
Butler 3,895 41.0% 5,600 58.9% 9 9,504 R+17.9
Cherokee 2,616 27.7% 6,820 72.2% 13 9,449 R+44.5
Washington 2,990 34.8% 5,587 65.1% 8 8,585 R+30.3
Bibb 2,267 26.5% 6,276 73.4% 5 8,548 R+46.9
Henry 2,840 33.8% 5,543 66.0% 13 8,396 R+32.2
Hale 4,678 58.7% 3,286 41.2% 12 7,976 D+17.5
Fayette 2,090 26.8% 5,700 73.2% 7,790 R+46.3
Choctaw 3,530 46.2% 4,103 53.7% 2 7,635 R+7.5
Lowndes 4,993 71.2% 2,009 28.7% 6 7,008 D+42.6
Sumter 5,042 73.4% 1,823 26.5% 2 6,867 D+46.9
Conecuh 3,234 47.8% 3,519 52.1% 7 6,760 R+4.2
Lamar 1,784 26.5% 4,955 73.5% 6,739 R+47.1
Clay 1,780 26.9% 4,827 73.0% 2 6,609 R+46.1
Wilcox 4,309 68.5% 1,983 31.5% 1 6,293 D+37.0
Cleburne 1,326 21.5% 4,823 78.3% 12 6,161 R+56.8
Crenshaw 1,809 29.5% 4,319 70.4% 3 6,131 R+40.9
Perry 4,223 70.0% 1,808 30.0% 4 6,035 D+40.0
Coosa 2,169 40.0% 3,250 59.9% 6 5,425 R+19.9
Bullock 3,734 71.8% 1,466 28.2% 3 5,203 D+43.6
Greene 4,172 80.7% 994 19.2% 2 5,168 D+61.5

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