The 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2004, 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 Richard Shelby won re-election to a fourth term.
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 County results Shelby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Sowell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
editRepublican
edit- Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987
Democratic
edit- Wayne Sowell, perennial candidate
General election
editCampaign
editShelby, who switched parties ten years prior, had over $11 million cash on hand.[1] Shelby was Chairman of the Banking Committee.[2] Wayne Sowell became the first black U.S. Senate nominee of a major party in Alabama.[3]
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 1, 2004 |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Shelby (incumbent) | 1,242,200 | 67.55% | ||
| Democratic | Wayne Sowell | 595,018 | 32.35% | ||
| Write-in | 1,848 | 0.10% | |||
| Total votes | 1,839,066 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
edit- Russell (largest city: Phenix City)
- Montgomery (largest city: Montgomery)
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Newsbank Archives". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama 2004 Senate Race". David Leip’s US Election Atlas.