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2016 Alabama U.S. Senate Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 Alabama U.S. Senate Election?

Richard C. Shelby won the 2016 Alabama U.S. Senate Election. Richard C. Shelby received 1,335,104 popular votes (63.96%). The main challenger was Ron Crumpton (35.87%).

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

Shelby +28.1 pts · won by 586,395 votes
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanWINNER63.96%
1,335,104 votes
Ron CrumptonDemocratic35.87%
748,709 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.