United_States_Senate_election_in_Alabama,_1986

1986 United States Senate election in Alabama

1986 United States Senate election in Alabama

U.S. Senate election in Alabama

The 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 4, 1986 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 Republican Senator Jeremiah Denton lost re-election to Democrat Richard Shelby by 6,823 votes.

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Republican primary

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Incumbent Senator Jeremiah Denton, a retired Rear Admiral and decorated Vietnam War veteran who six years earlier became the first Republican elected to the Senate from Alabama since Reconstruction, won the primary with little opposition.

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Democratic primary

Shelby, a moderate-to-conservative Democrat narrowly avoided a runoff and won nomination in the Democratic Party primary.[2]

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Democratic primary results by county
  Shelby
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Allen
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  McLaughlin
  •   40–50%
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General election

Shelby won a very narrow victory of less than one percent over Denton.[3]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Our Campaigns - AL Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 06, 1986
  2. [2]
    Our Campaigns - AL Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1986
  3. [3]
    Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1986
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