Richard C. Shelby
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 6, 1934
- Current age
- 92
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1978–2016
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shelby6.5M
Opponents3.6M
10
Elections run
Between 1978 and 2016, Richard C. Shelby ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 10. Shelby's biggest single-election total was 1,335,104 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Alabama. Shelby's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Alabama, decided by 6,823 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Alabama, every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 7, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Richard C. Shelby received?
Richard C. Shelby has received 6,455,667 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 1,335,10463.96% | Ron Crumpton |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 968,18165.18% | William G. Barnes |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 1,242,20067.55% | Wayne Sowell |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 817,97363.24% | Clayton Suddith |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 1,022,69864.82% | Richard Sellers Jerome Shockley |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 609,36050.28% | Jeremiah Denton |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 135,83496.79% | Charles Chuck Ewing |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 124,07096.82% | James Jones |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 122,50572.57% | James E. Jim Bacon Joe Walker Mrs. Mary Owensby |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 77,74293.81% | Fulton Gray Jim Scruggs |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000320) and Wikidata (Q472254). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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