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1980 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 7 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

Jeremiah Denton won the 1980 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Jeremiah Denton received 650,362 popular votes (50.15%). The main challenger was Jim Folsom Jr. (47.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Denton and Jr.

Denton +3.1 pts · won by 40,187 votes
Jeremiah DentonRepublicanWINNER50.15%
650,362 votes
Jim Folsom Jr.Democratic47.05%
610,175 votes
Michael R. A. ErdeyConservative1.23%
15,989 votes
William A. CrewLibertarian1.01%
13,098 votes
Sallie M. HadnottNational Democratic Party Of Alabama0.23%
2,973 votes
Jim PartainStatesman0.2%
2,649 votes
Mohammed OliverSocialist Workers0.12%
1,511 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.