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
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
won re-election to a second term in a landslide, winning every county except
Shelby.
This was the last time a Democrat was elected to the United States Senate in Alabama until
Doug Jones won in
2017 special election. As to date, this remains the last time a Democrat has won the Class 3 Senate seat in Alabama; Shelby has switched to the
Republican Party
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in 1994 and continue to serve as a Republican until 2023. Despite
Bill Clinton's failure to win the state on the presidential level, Shelby easily won re-election to a second term.
Candidates
Democratic
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Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987
Republican
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Richard Sellers
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 ...
, conservative activist
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Results
See also
* 1992 United States Senate elections
The 1992 United States Senate elections, held November 3, 1992, were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. Both parties swapped a pair of seats, resulting in no net change ...
* 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama
The 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin decided to retire. Republican Jeff Sessions won the open seat, becoming the first of his party to win this seat since ...
References
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Alabama
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