1980 Senate elections · Alabama history
Alabama U.S. Senate election 1980
Jeremiah Andrew Denton REP +3.1 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,296,757
- Margin
- 3.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in AL
- R+1.3same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Andrew Denton Won | REP | 650,362 | 50.15% | |
| Jim Folsom | DEM | 610,175 | 47.05% | |
| Michael R. A. Erdey | CRV | 15,989 | 1.23% | |
| William A. Crew | LIB | 13,098 | 1.01% | |
| Sallie M. Hadnott | NDP | 2,973 | 0.23% | |
| Jim Partain | OTH | 2,649 | 0.20% | |
| Mohammed Oliver | SWP | 1,511 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 1,296,757 | |||
Official source: data
Other Alabama Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Katie Britt | 35.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tommy Tuberville | 20.4 |
| 2017 special | Class II | Gordon Douglas Jones | 1.6 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard C. Shelby | 28.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jeff Sessions | — |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard C. Shelby | 30.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jeff Sessions | 26.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Richard C. Shelby | 35.2 |
| 2002 | Class II | Jeff Sessions | 18.8 |
| 1998 | Class III | Richard C. Shelby | 26.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Jeff Sessions | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Richard C. Shelby | 31.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Alabama Senate race?
Jeremiah Andrew Denton (REP) won with 50.2% of the vote, ahead of Jim Folsom (47.1%), a margin of 3.1 points.
Did the Alabama Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Alabama Senate race?
1,296,757 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.