List of United States Senators from Alabama
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Alabama.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Alabama are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Alabama | Katie Britt | Republican | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2029 |
| U.S. Senate Alabama | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | January 3, 2021 | January 3, 2027 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class II
Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Alabama
Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Doug Jones in the general election for U.S. Senate Alabama on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tommy Tuberville (R) | 60.1 | 1,392,076 |
 | Doug Jones (D) | 39.7 | 920,478 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,891 | ||
| Total votes: 2,316,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Parrish (Unaffiliated)
- Marcus Jejaun Williams (Independent Conservative Democratic Party)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama
Tommy Tuberville defeated Jeff Sessions in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Tuberville | 60.7 | 334,675 |
 | Jeff Sessions | 39.3 | 216,452 | |
| Total votes: 551,127 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Doug Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Tuberville | 33.4 | 239,616 |
| ✔ | | Jeff Sessions | 31.6 | 227,088 |
 | Bradley Byrne | 24.9 | 178,627 | |
 | Roy Moore | 7.2 | 51,377 | |
 | Ruth Page Nelson | 1.0 | 7,200 | |
 | Arnold Mooney | 1.0 | 7,149 | |
 | Stanley Adair | 0.9 | 6,608 | |
| Total votes: 717,665 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2014
On November 4, 2014, Jeff Sessions (R) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He ran unopposed in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeff Sessions Incumbent |
97.3% | 795,606 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 2.7% | 22,484 | |
| Total Votes | 818,090 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Jeff Sessions won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Vivian Davis Figures (D) in the general election.[1]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Sessions incumbent |
63.4% | 1,305,383 | |
| Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures | 36.5% | 752,391 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 2,417 | |
| Total Votes | 2,060,191 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Jeff Sessions won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Susan Parker (D) and Jeff Allen (L) in the general election.[2]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Sessions incumbent |
58.6% | 792,561 | |
| Democratic | Susan Parker | 39.8% | 538,878 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Allen | 1.5% | 20,234 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,350 | |
| Total Votes | 1,353,023 | |||
1996
On November 5, 1996, Jeff Sessions won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Roger Bedford (D), Mark Thornton (L) and Charles Hebner (Natural Law) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Sessions |
52.5% | 786,436 | |
| Democratic | Roger Bedford | 45.5% | 681,651 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Thornton | 1.4% | 21,550 | |
| Natural Law | Charles Hebner | 0.6% | 9,123 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 633 | |
| Total Votes | 1,499,393 | |||
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Alabama
Katie Britt defeated Will Boyd and John Sophocleus in the general election for U.S. Senate Alabama on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Britt (R) | 66.6 | 942,154 |
 | Will Boyd (D) | 30.9 | 436,746 | |
 | John Sophocleus (L) | 2.3 | 32,879 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2,459 | ||
| Total votes: 1,414,238 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jarmal Jabbar Sanders (Independent)
- Richard Bowers (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama
Katie Britt defeated Mo Brooks in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Britt | 63.0 | 253,251 |
 | Mo Brooks | 37.0 | 148,636 | |
| Total votes: 401,887 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
Will Boyd defeated Brandaun Dean and Lanny Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Boyd | 63.7 | 107,588 |
 | Brandaun Dean | 19.5 | 32,863 | |
 | Lanny Jackson | 16.8 | 28,402 | |
| Total votes: 168,853 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Williams (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Britt | 44.8 | 289,425 |
| ✔ | | Mo Brooks | 29.2 | 188,539 |
 | Michael Durant | 23.3 | 150,817 | |
 | Jake Schafer | 1.1 | 7,371 | |
 | Karla DuPriest | 0.9 | 5,739 | |
 | Lillie Boddie | 0.7 | 4,849 | |
| Total votes: 646,740 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jessica Taylor (R)
- Mike Dunn (R)
- Lynda Blanchard (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Alabama's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Richard Shelby (R) defeated Democratic challenger Ron Crumpton in the 2016 general election. Shelby defeated John Martin, Shadrack McGill, Jonathan McConnell and Marcus Bowman in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. Crumpton defeated Charles Nana in the primary race for the Democratic nomination on the same date.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Shelby Incumbent |
64% | 1,335,104 | |
| Democratic | Ron Crumpton | 35.9% | 748,709 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 3,631 | |
| Total Votes | 2,087,444 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Richard Shelby Incumbent |
64.9% | 505,586 | ||
| Jonathan McConnell | 27.6% | 214,770 | ||
| John Martin | 3% | 23,558 | ||
| Marcus Bowman | 2.5% | 19,707 | ||
| Shadrack McGill | 2% | 15,230 | ||
| Total Votes | 778,851 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ron Crumpton |
56.1% | 153,897 | ||
| Charles Nana | 43.9% | 120,526 | ||
| Total Votes | 274,423 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Richard Shelby won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated William Barnes (D) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Richard Shelby incumbent |
65.2% | 968,181 | |
| Democratic | William Barnes | 34.7% | 515,619 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,699 | |
| Total Votes | 1,485,499 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Richard Shelby won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Wayne Sowell (D) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Richard Shelby incumbent |
67.5% | 1,242,200 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Sowell | 32.4% | 595,018 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,848 | |
| Total Votes | 1,839,066 | |||
1998
On November 3, 1998, Richard Shelby won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Clayton Suddith (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Richard Shelby incumbent |
63.2% | 817,973 | |
| Democratic | Clayton Suddith | 36.7% | 474,568 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 864 | |
| Total Votes | 1,293,405 | |||
1992
On November 3, 1992, Richard Shelby won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Richard Sellers (R) and Jerome Shockley (L) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Shelby incumbent |
64.8% | 1,022,698 | |
| Republican | Richard Sellers | 33.1% | 522,015 | |
| Libertarian | Jerome Shockley | 2% | 31,811 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,275 | |
| Total Votes | 1,577,799 | |||
1986
On November 4, 1986, Richard Shelby won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jeremiah Denton (R) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. Senate, Alabama General Election, 1986 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Shelby |
50.3% | 609,360 | |
| Republican | Jeremiah Denton incumbent | 49.7% | 602,537 | |
| Total Votes | 1,211,897 | |||
Historical members
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Alabama | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 32 | |||
| Republican | 8 | |||
| Democratic Republican; Jacksonian | 2 | |||
| Democratic Republican | 1 | |||
| Jacksonian | 4 | |||
| Class 2 Senators from Alabama | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| William R. King | 1819-1844 | Democratic Republican; Jacksonian | ||||||
| Dixon H. Lewis | 1844-1848 | Democratic | ||||||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick | 1848-1849 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jeremiah Clemens | 1849-1853 | Democratic | ||||||
| Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. | 1853-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Willard Warner | 1868-1871 | Republican | ||||||
| George Goldthwaite | 1871-1877 | Democratic | ||||||
| John T. Morgan | 1877-1907 | Democratic | ||||||
| John H. Bankhead | 1907-1920 | Democratic | ||||||
| Braxton B. Comer | 1920-1920 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. Thomas Heflin | 1920-1931 | Democratic | ||||||
| John H. Bankhead II | 1931-1946 | Democratic | ||||||
| George R. Swift | 1946-1946 | Democratic | ||||||
| John J. Sparkman | 1946-1979 | Democratic | ||||||
| Howell T. Heflin | 1979-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jeff Sessions | 1997-2017 | Republican | ||||||
| Luther Strange | 2017-2018 | Republican | ||||||
| Doug Jones | 2018-2021 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tommy Tuberville | 2021 - Present | Republican | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from Alabama | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| John W. Walker | 1819-1822 | Democratic Republican | ||||||
| William Kelly | 1822-1825 | Democratic Republican; Jacksonian | ||||||
| Henry H. Chambers | 1825-1826 | Jacksonian | ||||||
| Israel Pickens | 1826-1826 | Jacksonian | ||||||
| John McKinley | 1826-1831 | Jacksonian | ||||||
| Gabriel Moore | 1831-1837 | Jacksonian | ||||||
| John McKinley | 1837-1837 | Democratic | ||||||
| Clement Comer Clay | 1837-1841 | Democratic | ||||||
| Arthur P. Bagby | 1841-1848 | Democratic | ||||||
| William R. King | 1848-1852 | Democratic | ||||||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick | 1853-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| George E. Spencer | 1868-1879 | Republican | ||||||
| George S. Houston | 1879-1879 | Democratic | ||||||
| Luke Pryor | 1880-1880 | Democratic | ||||||
| James L. Pugh | 1880-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edmund W. Pettus | 1897-1907 | Democratic | ||||||
| Joseph F. Johnston | 1907-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| Francis S. White | 1914-1915 | Democratic | ||||||
| Oscar W. Underwood | 1915-1927 | Democratic | ||||||
| Hugo L. Black | 1927-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
| Dixie Bibb Graves | 1937-1938 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. Lister Hill | 1938-1969 | Democratic | ||||||
| James B. Allen | 1969-1978 | Democratic | ||||||
| Maryon Pittman Allen | 1978-1978 | Democratic | ||||||
| Donald W. Stewart | 1978-1981 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr. | 1981-1987 | Republican | ||||||
| Richard Shelby | 1987-2023 | Republican | ||||||
| Katie Britt | 2023-Present | Republican | ||||||
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Alabama
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ The New York Times, "Alabama Primary Results," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "2016 Qualified Alabama Republican Candidates," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified Democratic Candidates as of November 6, 2015," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986," accessed March 28, 2013
