1996 Senate elections · Alabama history
Alabama U.S. Senate election 1996
Jeff Sessions REP +7.0 gain · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 1,499,393
- Margin
- 7.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in AL
- R+7.0same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sessions Won | REP | 786,436 | 52.45% | |
| Roger Bedford | DEM | 681,651 | 45.46% | |
| Mark Thornton | LIB | 21,550 | 1.44% | |
| Charles R. Hebner | NLP | 9,123 | 0.61% | |
| Write-in | — | 633 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 1,499,393 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 Alabama Senate race?
Jeff Sessions (REP) won with 52.5% of the vote, ahead of Roger Bedford (45.5%), a margin of 7.0 points.
Did the Alabama Senate seat change party in 1996?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Alabama Senate race?
1,499,393 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.