1990 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1990 United States Senate election in Alabama

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  Heflin.jpg William J Cabaniss Jr.jpg
Nominee Howell Heflin Bill Cabaniss
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 717,814 467,190
Percentage 60.6% 39.4%

1990 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Heflin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cabaniss:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Howell Heflin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Howell Heflin
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin won re-election to a third term. As of 2021, it is the last time a Democrat was elected to the Class 2 Senate seat in Alabama until 2017, and the last time overall in which a Democrat was elected to and served a full term in the U.S. Senate from Alabama.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Howell Heflin, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1979

Republican[]

  • Bill Cabaniss, State Senator and former State Representative

Results[]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howell Heflin (incumbent) 717,814 60.57% −2.10%
Republican Bill Cabaniss 467,190 39.43% +3.00%
Total votes 1,184,954 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1990 United States Senate elections

References[]

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