1992 Senate elections · Alabama history
Alabama U.S. Senate election 1992
Richard C. Shelby DEM +31.7 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92
- Votes counted
- 1,577,799
- Margin
- 31.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in AL
- R+6.8same year
General election 11/3/92
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard C. Shelby Won | DEM | 1,022,698 | 64.82% | |
| Richard Sellers | REP | 522,015 | 33.09% | |
| Jerome Shockley | LIB | 31,811 | 2.02% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,275 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 1,577,799 | |||
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 1992 Alabama Senate race?
Richard C. Shelby (DEM) won with 64.8% of the vote, ahead of Richard Sellers (33.1%), a margin of 31.7 points.
Did the Alabama Senate seat change party in 1992?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1992 Alabama Senate race?
1,577,799 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.