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2004 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 2004 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2004 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

Richard C. Shelby won the 2004 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Richard C. Shelby received 1,242,200 popular votes (67.55%). The main challenger was Wayne Sowell (32.35%).

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

Shelby +35.2 pts · won by 647,182 votes
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanWINNER67.55%
1,242,200 votes
Wayne SowellDemocratic32.35%
595,018 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.