1992 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1992 United States Senate election in Alabama

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Nominee Richard Shelby Richard Sellers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,022,698 522,015
Percentage 64.8% 33.1%

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Shelby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Sellers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Shelby
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Shelby
Democratic

The 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1992, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a second term, winning every county except Shelby. As of 2022, it is the last time the Democratic Party has won the Class 3 Senate seat in Alabama. Despite Bill Clinton's failure to win the state on the presidential level, Shelby easily won re-election to a second term. As of 2022, this is the most votes a Democrat has ever gained in a senate race.[1]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987

Republican[]

  • Richard Sellers, conservative activist[2]

Results[]

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Shelby (incumbent) 1,022,698 64.8%
Republican Richard Sellers 522,015 33.1%
Libertarian Jerome Shockley 31,811 2.0%
Write-in 1,275 0.1%
Total votes 1,577,799 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1992 United States Senate elections
  • 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1992".
  2. ^ HighBeam
  3. ^ "Federal Elections 92" (PDF). Washington D.C.: Federal Election Commission. June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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