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1998 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

Richard C. Shelby won the 1998 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Richard C. Shelby received 817,973 popular votes (63.24%). The main challenger was Clayton Suddith (36.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Shelby and Suddith

Shelby +26.6 pts · won by 343,405 votes
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanWINNER63.24%
817,973 votes
Clayton SuddithDemocratic36.69%
474,568 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.