1992 United States Senate election in Alabama
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, ironically winning every county except Shelby. As of 2022, it was 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.
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
![]() County results Shelby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Sellers: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Alabama |
---|
![]() |
![]() |
Candidates
Democratic
- Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987
Republican
- Richard Sellers, conservative activist[1]
Results
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 |
References
- HighBeam
- "Federal Elections 92" (PDF). Washington D.C.: Federal Election Commission. June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.