1992 United States Senate election in Alabama

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama
	November 3, 1992
	November 3, 1992
	County results; Shelby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Sellers: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Richard Shelby; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Richard Shelby; Democratic

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 won re-election to a second term. This was the last Senate election in Alabama won by a Democrat, as Shelby eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1994 after the Republican Revolution, until Doug Jones won in 2017. As of 2020, it is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat in Alabama.

Candidates

Democratic

Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987

Republican

Richard Sellers, conservative activist[1]

Results

1992 United States Senate election in Alabama[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Shelby (incumbent)	1,022,698	64.8%
	Republican	Richard Sellers	522,015	33.1%
	Libertarian	Jerome Shockley	31,811	2.0%
	Write-in		1,275	0.1%
Total votes			1,577,799	100.0%
	Democratic hold

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References

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

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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.

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