Howell Heflin
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 19, 1921
- Died
- March 29, 2005
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1978–1990
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Heflin2.1M
Opponents1.0M
3
Elections run
Between 1978 and 1990, Howell Heflin ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Heflin's biggest single-election total was 860,535 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Alabama. Heflin's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Alabama, decided by 250,624 votes.
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How many votes has Howell Heflin received?
Howell Heflin has received 2,125,403 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 717,81460.57% | Bill Cabaniss |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 860,53562.76% | Albert Lee Smith S. D. Davis |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 547,05493.99% | Jerome B. Couch |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000445) and Wikidata (Q704244). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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