1990 United States Senate election in Alabama

November 6, 1990
 
Nominee Howell Heflin Bill Cabaniss
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 717,814 467,190
Percentage 60.57% 39.43%

County results
Heflin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cabaniss:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Howell Heflin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Howell Heflin
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin won re-election to a third term. As of 2024, it is the last time a Democrat was elected to the Class 2 Senate seat in Alabama until 2017, and the last time overall in which a Democrat was elected to and served a full term in the U.S. Senate from Alabama.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howell Heflin (incumbent) 717,814 60.57% −2.10%
Republican Bill Cabaniss 467,190 39.43% +3.00%
Total votes 1,184,954 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

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