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1978 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

Howell Heflin won the 1978 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Howell Heflin received 547,054 popular votes (93.99%). The main challenger was Jerome B. Couch (6.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Heflin and Couch

Heflin +88.0 pts · won by 512,103 votes
Howell HeflinDemocraticWINNER93.99%
547,054 votes
Jerome B. CouchProhibition6.01%
34,951 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.