Donald Stewart, U.S. Senator

Donald Stewart

U.S. Senator
Born
February 8, 1940
Current age
86
Home state
Alabama
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stewart401,852
Opponents327,990
1
Elections run

Donald Stewart, a Democratic politician from Alabama, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1978 U.S. Senate election in Alabama with 401,852 votes (55.06%), defeating James D. Martin and Michael R. A. Erdey and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Donald Stewart received?

Donald Stewart has received 401,852 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Donald Stewart’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1978U.S. SenateAlabama · SpecialWon401,85255.06%James D. Martin
Michael R. A. Erdey

A. J. Killinsworth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1240452). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Donald Stewart: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/donald-stewart. 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.