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1996 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election

Alabama · 3 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. House race

Who won the 1996 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election?

H. L. Sonny Callahan won the 1996 Alabama U.S. House District 1 Election. H. L. Sonny Callahan received 132,206 popular votes (64.36%). The main challenger was Don Womack (33.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Callahan and Womack

Callahan +30.5 pts · won by 62,736 votes
H. L. Sonny CallahanRepublicanWINNER64.36%
132,206 votes
Don WomackDemocratic33.82%
69,470 votes
Bob BurnsLibertarian1.61%
3,311 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.