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2016 US Senate election in Alabama

Richard C. Shelby (Republican) beat Ron Crumpton (Democrat) in Alabama in 2016, 64.0% to 35.9%, a margin of 28.1 points and 586,395 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2010, when Richard C. Shelby also won.

Republicans led in 54 of the 67 counties and Democrats in 13. The largest, Jefferson, cast 300,348 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.1 points. The closest was Russell, where 79 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 1,335,104 64.0%
Ron Crumpton Democratic 748,709 35.9%
All other candidates 3,631 0.2%
Total2,087,444

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 156,095 52.0% 143,802 47.9% 451 300,348 D+4.1
Mobile 70,415 42.1% 96,748 57.9% 167,163 R+15.8
Madison 62,870 39.1% 97,796 60.7% 324 160,990 R+21.7
Shelby 24,429 24.5% 75,163 75.3% 204 99,796 R+50.8
Montgomery 57,972 61.3% 36,477 38.6% 162 94,611 D+22.7
Baldwin 19,145 20.5% 74,021 79.2% 248 93,414 R+58.7
Tuscaloosa 31,602 38.7% 49,923 61.1% 130 81,655 R+22.4
Lee 21,475 36.8% 36,684 62.9% 135 58,294 R+26.1
Morgan 12,325 24.7% 37,448 75.2% 57 49,830 R+50.4
Calhoun 14,152 30.0% 32,976 69.9% 69 47,197 R+39.9
Etowah 11,981 27.5% 31,441 72.3% 84 43,506 R+44.7
Houston 11,219 26.8% 30,494 72.9% 120 41,833 R+46.1
Limestone 10,233 25.9% 29,203 73.9% 57 39,493 R+48.0
Lauderdale 11,652 30.0% 27,092 69.8% 43 38,787 R+39.8
St. Clair 6,597 17.4% 31,197 82.4% 79 37,873 R+65.0
Cullman 5,207 14.0% 32,001 85.9% 57 37,265 R+71.9
Elmore 8,833 24.2% 27,591 75.5% 102 36,526 R+51.4
Marshall 5,898 17.1% 28,532 82.7% 55 34,485 R+65.6
Talladega 12,632 38.2% 20,446 61.8% 29 33,107 R+23.6
Walker 5,558 19.1% 23,419 80.7% 49 29,026 R+61.5
DeKalb 4,827 18.9% 20,713 81.0% 28 25,568 R+62.1
Blount 2,974 11.8% 22,117 88.0% 48 25,139 R+76.1
Autauga 6,331 25.7% 18,220 74.0% 62 24,613 R+48.3
Colbert 8,443 34.7% 15,866 65.2% 28 24,337 R+30.5
Coffee 4,498 22.2% 15,745 77.6% 49 20,292 R+55.4
Jackson 4,524 22.3% 15,716 77.6% 20 20,260 R+55.2
Tallapoosa 5,804 30.2% 13,401 69.7% 17 19,222 R+39.5
Russell 9,485 50.1% 9,406 49.7% 26 18,917 D+0.4
Dallas 12,380 67.1% 6,053 32.8% 14 18,447 D+34.3
Dale 4,625 25.2% 13,652 74.5% 58 18,335 R+49.2
Chilton 3,327 18.6% 14,582 81.3% 25 17,934 R+62.8
Covington 2,740 17.7% 12,690 82.1% 36 15,466 R+64.3
Escambia 4,717 31.6% 10,195 68.3% 23 14,935 R+36.7
Lawrence 4,154 29.0% 10,155 70.9% 16 14,325 R+41.9
Chambers 5,845 42.6% 7,865 57.3% 18 13,728 R+14.7
Pike 5,037 39.0% 7,835 60.7% 27 12,899 R+21.7
Marion 1,961 15.4% 10,752 84.4% 27 12,740 R+69.0
Clarke 5,558 43.7% 7,158 56.2% 14 12,730 R+12.6
Franklin 2,850 24.7% 8,670 75.2% 14 11,534 R+50.5
Geneva 1,803 15.8% 9,606 84.0% 28 11,437 R+68.2
Marengo 5,419 50.6% 5,294 49.4% 5 10,718 D+1.2
Cherokee 1,915 18.1% 8,636 81.8% 7 10,558 R+63.7
Barbour 4,777 46.7% 5,436 53.1% 16 10,229 R+6.4
Monroe 4,255 42.0% 5,854 57.8% 13 10,122 R+15.8
Winston 1,269 12.6% 8,817 87.3% 12 10,098 R+74.7
Randolph 2,422 24.5% 7,447 75.4% 9 9,878 R+50.9
Pickens 3,908 42.0% 5,382 57.9% 6 9,296 R+15.9
Macon 7,442 82.7% 1,553 17.2% 9 9,004 D+65.4
Bibb 2,082 23.9% 6,612 75.9% 17 8,711 R+52.0
Butler 3,663 43.0% 4,840 56.9% 7 8,510 R+13.8
Washington 2,455 29.7% 5,819 70.3% 5 8,279 R+40.6
Fayette 1,497 18.6% 6,555 81.3% 13 8,065 R+62.7
Henry 2,366 30.0% 5,506 69.7% 23 7,895 R+39.8
Hale 4,650 59.2% 3,206 40.8% 5 7,861 D+18.4
Choctaw 2,992 42.5% 4,035 57.4% 8 7,035 R+14.8
Lamar 1,124 16.6% 5,629 83.3% 4 6,757 R+66.7
Clay 1,377 21.1% 5,147 78.8% 4 6,528 R+57.8
Lowndes 4,580 71.3% 1,839 28.6% 7 6,426 D+42.7
Cleburne 847 13.2% 5,554 86.7% 6 6,407 R+73.5
Conecuh 3,006 47.6% 3,298 52.3% 7 6,311 R+4.6
Sumter 4,611 73.5% 1,656 26.4% 4 6,271 D+47.1
Crenshaw 1,734 28.3% 4,392 71.6% 11 6,137 R+43.3
Wilcox 3,846 67.9% 1,815 32.0% 4 5,665 D+35.9
Coosa 1,788 34.6% 3,378 65.3% 8 5,174 R+30.7
Perry 3,656 70.9% 1,496 29.0% 2 5,154 D+41.9
Greene 3,833 80.6% 918 19.3% 3 4,754 D+61.3
Bullock 3,364 74.2% 1,166 25.7% 6 4,536 D+48.5

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