Albert Lee Smith, U.S. Representative

Albert Lee Smith

U.S. Representative
Born
August 31, 1931
Died
August 12, 1997
Age at death
65
Home state
Alabama
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1980–1984
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith670,253
Opponents1.1M
3
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1984, Albert Lee Smith ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 1 and losing 2. Smith's biggest single-election total was 498,508 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Alabama. Smith's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 6, decided by 7,483 votes.

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How many votes has Albert Lee Smith received?

Albert Lee Smith has received 670,253 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Albert Lee Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1984U.S. SenateAlabamaLost498,50836.35%Howell Heflin
S. D. Davis
1982U.S. HouseAlabamaLost76,72646.39%Ben Erdreich
Charles Chuck Ewing
1980U.S. HouseAlabamaWon95,01950.55%W.B. Clifford
Richard H. Jacobson

Philip Lenud

Charles C. Robey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000514) and Wikidata (Q632825). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Albert Lee Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/albert-smith. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.