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 Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a second term in a landslide, winning every county except Shelby.

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1986 November 3, 1992 1998 →
 
Nominee Richard Shelby Richard Sellers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,022,698 522,015
Percentage 64.82% 33.09%

County results
Shelby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Sellers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Shelby
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Shelby
Democratic

This was the last time a Democrat was elected to the U.S Senate in Alabama until Doug Jones won a 2017 special election. As to date, this remains the last time a Democrat has won the Class 3 Senate seat in Alabama and won a full term as a senator; Shelby switched parties in 1994 and continued to serve as a Republican until 2023.

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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  • Richard Sellers, conservative activist[1]

Results

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1992 United States Senate election in Alabama[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Shelby (incumbent) 1,022,698 64.82%
Republican Richard Sellers 522,015 33.09%
Libertarian Jerome Shockley 31,811 2.02%
Write-in 1,275 0.08%
Total votes 1,577,799 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ HighBeam
  2. ^ "Federal Elections 92" (PDF). Washington D.C.: Federal Election Commission. June 1993. p. 37. Retrieved November 21, 2014.