1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Alabama (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Jeff Sessions (R)		Roger Bedford (D)		Mark Thornton (Libertarian)		Charles Hebner (Natural Law)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Autauga	53%	9,728	64.2%	5,050	33.3%	271	1.8%	87	0.6%	17	0.1%	4,678	15,153
Baldwin	50%	32,060	68.9%	13,296	28.6%	807	1.7%	365	0.8%	26	0.1%	18,764	46,554
Barbour	44%	4,017	45.7%	4,674	53.1%	56	0.6%	46	0.5%	2	0.0%	-657	8,795
Bibb	45%	3,078	49.2%	3,067	49.0%	67	1.1%	47	0.8%	0	0.0%	11	6,259
Blount	41%	8,814	62.4%	5,228	37.0%	0	0.0%	79	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,586	14,121
Bullock	48%	1,144	28.9%	2,705	68.4%	79	2.0%	26	0.7%	0	0.0%	-1,561	3,954
Butler	49%	3,665	48.1%	3,823	50.1%	108	1.4%	30	0.4%	1	0.0%	-158	7,627
Calhoun	40%	18,301	52.9%	15,385	44.5%	563	1.6%	349	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,916	34,598
Chambers	39%	5,222	48.6%	5,313	49.4%	121	1.1%	85	0.8%	6	0.1%	-91	10,747
Cherokee	44%	2,929	39.0%	4,369	58.2%	165	2.2%	49	0.7%	0	0.0%	-1,440	7,512
Chilton	52%	8,144	58.2%	5,546	39.7%	196	1.4%	92	0.7%	6	0.0%	2,598	13,984
Choctaw	60%	2,934	42.2%	3,941	56.7%	40	0.6%	33	0.5%	0	0.0%	-1,007	6,948
Clarke	50%	5,022	50.7%	4,811	48.5%	59	0.6%	20	0.2%	0	0.0%	211	9,912
Clay	51%	2,758	51.1%	2,499	46.3%	83	1.5%	55	1.0%	0	0.0%	259	5,395
Cleburne	35%	1,940	54.6%	1,479	41.6%	85	2.4%	50	1.4%	0	0.0%	461	3,554
Coffee	43%	7,611	56.0%	5,630	41.4%	238	1.8%	113	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,981	13,592
Colbert	50%	7,508	37.1%	12,421	61.5%	156	0.8%	118	0.6%	7	0.0%	-4,913	20,210
Conecuh	52%	2,311	43.1%	2,960	55.2%	60	1.1%	36	0.7%	0	0.0%	-649	5,367
Coosa	46%	1,823	45.0%	2,145	52.9%	50	1.2%	34	0.8%	0	0.0%	-322	4,052
Covington	40%	6,392	56.2%	4,649	40.8%	230	2.0%	109	1.0%	1	0.0%	1,743	11,381
Crenshaw	43%	2,123	48.3%	2,211	50.3%	39	0.9%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	-88	4,392
Cullman	47%	14,033	53.4%	11,396	43.3%	537	2.0%	329	1.3%	0	0.0%	2,637	26,295
Dale	39%	8,109	57.6%	5,680	40.4%	163	1.2%	109	0.8%	8	0.1%	2,429	14,069
Dallas	52%	6,937	40.2%	10,087	58.5%	150	0.9%	65	0.4%	8	0.0%	-3,150	17,247
De Kalb	37%	9,468	56.1%	7,054	41.8%	284	1.7%	69	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,414	16,876
Elmore	47%	13,269	64.4%	6,778	32.9%	431	2.1%	114	0.6%	10	0.0%	6,491	20,602
Escambia	36%	5,415	53.8%	4,309	42.8%	190	1.9%	144	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,106	10,058
Etowah	48%	16,891	45.4%	19,660	52.8%	446	1.2%	228	0.6%	19	0.1%	-2,769	37,244
Fayette	52%	3,287	46.0%	3,720	52.1%	72	1.0%	59	0.8%	5	0.1%	-433	7,143
Franklin	46%	3,554	34.0%	6,765	64.7%	88	0.8%	42	0.4%	6	0.1%	-3,211	10,455
Geneva	44%	4,311	51.7%	3,784	45.4%	169	2.0%	75	0.9%	0	0.0%	527	8,339
Greene	60%	844	20.2%	3,284	78.6%	30	0.7%	19	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,440	4,177
Hale	46%	1,860	34.8%	3,436	64.2%	29	0.5%	20	0.4%	3	0.1%	-1,576	5,348
Henry	53%	3,129	49.3%	3,117	49.1%	69	1.1%	28	0.4%	3	0.0%	12	6,346
Houston	44%	17,180	61.9%	10,143	36.6%	268	1.0%	133	0.5%	9	0.0%	7,037	27,733
Jackson	36%	5,570	39.8%	8,076	57.8%	244	1.7%	88	0.6%	0	0.0%	-2,506	13,978
Jefferson	52%	132,892	51.3%	121,232	46.8%	3,236	1.3%	1,249	0.5%	221	0.1%	11,660	258,830
Lamar	53%	2,549	40.3%	3,664	57.9%	70	1.1%	41	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1,115	6,324
Lauderdale	46%	13,353	44.3%	16,253	53.9%	340	1.1%	199	0.7%	14	0.0%	-2,900	30,159
Lawrence	41%	3,548	35.3%	6,331	63.0%	117	1.2%	52	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,783	10,048
Lee	40%	18,940	58.7%	12,115	37.5%	962	3.0%	220	0.7%	38	0.1%	6,825	32,275
Limestone	44%	11,056	54.5%	8,794	43.4%	269	1.3%	147	0.7%	9	0.0%	2,262	20,275
Lowndes	57%	1,343	26.2%	3,684	72.0%	73	1.4%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	-2,341	5,119
Macon	42%	954	12.7%	6,455	85.6%	106	1.4%	26	0.3%	0	0.0%	-5,501	7,541
Madison	50%	53,456	55.0%	41,041	42.2%	1,981	2.0%	688	0.7%	0	0.0%	12,415	97,166
Marengo	55%	3,957	44.4%	4,812	54.0%	114	1.3%	29	0.3%	0	0.0%	-855	8,912
Marion	46%	4,424	41.0%	6,188	57.4%	108	1.0%	58	0.5%	0	0.0%	-1,764	10,778
Marshall	39%	12,573	54.9%	9,818	42.9%	341	1.5%	162	0.7%	5	0.0%	2,755	22,899
Mobile	45%	71,675	56.4%	52,917	41.6%	1,928	1.5%	587	0.5%	24	0.0%	18,758	127,131
Monroe	50%	4,767	55.6%	3,721	43.4%	50	0.6%	31	0.4%	1	0.0%	1,046	8,570
Montgomery	48%	39,020	50.3%	36,754	47.4%	1,412	1.8%	300	0.4%	29	0.0%	2,266	77,515
Morgan	50%	22,139	56.1%	16,337	41.4%	617	1.6%	354	0.9%	23	0.1%	5,802	39,470
Perry	67%	1,721	30.4%	3,885	68.5%	53	0.9%	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	-2,164	5,670
Pickens	51%	3,285	43.0%	4,230	55.4%	69	0.9%	47	0.6%	1	0.0%	-945	7,632
Pike	47%	5,361	52.9%	4,633	45.7%	95	0.9%	49	0.5%	2	0.0%	728	10,140
Randolph	42%	3,526	53.1%	2,973	44.8%	94	1.4%	47	0.7%	0	0.0%	553	6,640
Russell	36%	5,231	40.5%	7,389	57.2%	161	1.2%	121	0.9%	7	0.1%	-2,158	12,909
Shelby	55%	37,613	74.7%	11,638	23.1%	720	1.4%	306	0.6%	62	0.1%	25,975	50,339
St. Clair	46%	13,042	64.3%	6,816	33.6%	302	1.5%	126	0.6%	11	0.1%	6,226	20,297
Sumter	59%	1,681	26.5%	4,607	72.6%	34	0.5%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	-2,926	6,345
Talladega	39%	11,296	50.4%	10,747	48.0%	206	0.9%	135	0.6%	15	0.1%	549	22,399
Tallapoosa	48%	7,927	54.6%	6,285	43.3%	207	1.4%	96	0.7%	11	0.1%	1,642	14,526
Tuscaloosa	44%	28,297	52.7%	24,235	45.1%	831	1.5%	381	0.7%	0	0.0%	4,062	53,744
Walker	47%	9,917	39.9%	14,538	58.5%	235	0.9%	149	0.6%	15	0.1%	-4,621	24,854
Washington	61%	3,267	43.4%	4,134	54.9%	76	1.0%	47	0.6%	3	0.0%	-867	7,527
Wilcox	52%	1,621	34.0%	3,105	65.2%	27	0.6%	7	0.1%	1	0.0%	-1,484	4,761
Winston	48%	4,624	53.9%	3,829	44.6%	73	0.9%	52	0.6%	3	0.0%	795	8,581
TOTAL	47%	786,436	52.5%	681,651	45.5%	21,550	1.4%	9,123	0.6%	633	0.0%	104,785	1,499,393
Total R vote: 786,436 (52.5%)      Total D vote: 681,651 (45.5%)      Total Other vote: 31,306 (2.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$3,886,531		$3,088,324		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$3,930,042		$3,216,772		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$43,511		$128,828		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$903,275		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$2,878,517		$1,800,551		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$25,500		$116,200		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$965,275		$459,653		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$44,774		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$303,189		$1,475		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$301,498		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$303,189		$-300,023		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$4,189,720		$2,788,301		$0		$0

1996 Senate class 2, Autauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	9,728	64.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,050	33.3%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	271	1.8%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	87	0.6%
TOTAL	15,153
Turnout: 53%

1996 Senate class 2, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	32,060	68.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	13,296	28.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	807	1.7%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	365	0.8%
TOTAL	46,554
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	4,017	45.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,674	53.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	56	0.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	46	0.5%
TOTAL	8,795
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,078	49.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,067	49.0%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	67	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	47	0.8%
TOTAL	6,259
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	8,814	62.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,228	37.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	79	0.6%
TOTAL	14,121
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Bullock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,144	28.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,705	68.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	79	2.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,954
Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 2, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,665	48.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,823	50.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	108	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	7,627
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	18,301	52.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	15,385	44.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	563	1.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	349	1.0%
TOTAL	34,598
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,222	48.6%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,313	49.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	121	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	85	0.8%
TOTAL	10,747
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,929	39.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,369	58.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	165	2.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	49	0.7%
TOTAL	7,512
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Chilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	8,144	58.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,546	39.7%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	196	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	92	0.7%
TOTAL	13,984
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,934	42.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,941	56.7%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	40	0.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,948
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,022	50.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,811	48.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	59	0.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,912
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,758	51.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,499	46.3%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	83	1.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	55	1.0%
TOTAL	5,395
Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 2, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,940	54.6%
Roger Bedford (D)	1,479	41.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	85	2.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	50	1.4%
TOTAL	3,554
Turnout: 35%

1996 Senate class 2, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	7,611	56.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,630	41.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	238	1.8%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	113	0.8%
TOTAL	13,592
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Colbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	7,508	37.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	12,421	61.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	156	0.8%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	118	0.6%
TOTAL	20,210
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Conecuh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,311	43.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,960	55.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	60	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	36	0.7%
TOTAL	5,367
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Coosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,823	45.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,145	52.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	50	1.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,052
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	6,392	56.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,649	40.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	230	2.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	109	1.0%
TOTAL	11,381
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Crenshaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,123	48.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,211	50.3%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	39	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,392
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Cullman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	14,033	53.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	11,396	43.3%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	537	2.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	329	1.3%
TOTAL	26,295
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Dale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	8,109	57.6%
Roger Bedford (D)	5,680	40.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	163	1.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	109	0.8%
TOTAL	14,069
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	6,937	40.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	10,087	58.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	150	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	65	0.4%
TOTAL	17,247
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	9,468	56.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	7,054	41.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	284	1.7%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	69	0.4%
TOTAL	16,876
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	13,269	64.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,778	32.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	431	2.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	114	0.6%
TOTAL	20,602
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,415	53.8%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,309	42.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	190	1.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	144	1.4%
TOTAL	10,058
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Etowah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	16,891	45.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	19,660	52.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	446	1.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	228	0.6%
TOTAL	37,244
Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,287	46.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,720	52.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	72	1.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	59	0.8%
TOTAL	7,143
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,554	34.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,765	64.7%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	88	0.8%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	42	0.4%
TOTAL	10,455
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Geneva County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	4,311	51.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,784	45.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	169	2.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	75	0.9%
TOTAL	8,339
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	844	20.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,284	78.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	30	0.7%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	19	0.5%
TOTAL	4,177
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,860	34.8%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,436	64.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	29	0.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	5,348
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,129	49.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,117	49.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	69	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	28	0.4%
TOTAL	6,346
Turnout: 53%

1996 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	17,180	61.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	10,143	36.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	268	1.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	133	0.5%
TOTAL	27,733
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,570	39.8%
Roger Bedford (D)	8,076	57.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	244	1.7%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	88	0.6%
TOTAL	13,978
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	132,892	51.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	121,232	46.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	3,236	1.3%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	1,249	0.5%
TOTAL	258,830
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	2,549	40.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,664	57.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	70	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	41	0.6%
TOTAL	6,324
Turnout: 53%

1996 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	13,353	44.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	16,253	53.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	340	1.1%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	199	0.7%
TOTAL	30,159
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,548	35.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,331	63.0%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	117	1.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	52	0.5%
TOTAL	10,048
Turnout: 41%

1996 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	18,940	58.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	12,115	37.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	962	3.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	220	0.7%
TOTAL	32,275
Turnout: 40%

1996 Senate class 2, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	11,056	54.5%
Roger Bedford (D)	8,794	43.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	269	1.3%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	147	0.7%
TOTAL	20,275
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,343	26.2%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,684	72.0%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	73	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,119
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	954	12.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,455	85.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	106	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	26	0.3%
TOTAL	7,541
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	53,456	55.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	41,041	42.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	1,981	2.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	688	0.7%
TOTAL	97,166
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Marengo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,957	44.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,812	54.0%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	114	1.3%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	8,912
Turnout: 55%

1996 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	4,424	41.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,188	57.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	108	1.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	58	0.5%
TOTAL	10,778
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	12,573	54.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	9,818	42.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	341	1.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	162	0.7%
TOTAL	22,899
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Mobile County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	71,675	56.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	52,917	41.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	1,928	1.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	587	0.5%
TOTAL	127,131
Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	4,767	55.6%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,721	43.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	50	0.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,570
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	39,020	50.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	36,754	47.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	1,412	1.8%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	300	0.4%
TOTAL	77,515
Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	22,139	56.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	16,337	41.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	617	1.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	354	0.9%
TOTAL	39,470
Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,721	30.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,885	68.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	53	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,670
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,285	43.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,230	55.4%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	69	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	47	0.6%
TOTAL	7,632
Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,361	52.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,633	45.7%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	95	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	49	0.5%
TOTAL	10,140
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,526	53.1%
Roger Bedford (D)	2,973	44.8%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	94	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	47	0.7%
TOTAL	6,640
Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 2, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	5,231	40.5%
Roger Bedford (D)	7,389	57.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	161	1.2%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	121	0.9%
TOTAL	12,909
Turnout: 36%

1996 Senate class 2, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	37,613	74.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	11,638	23.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	720	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	306	0.6%
TOTAL	50,339
Turnout: 55%

1996 Senate class 2, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	13,042	64.3%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,816	33.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	302	1.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	126	0.6%
TOTAL	20,297
Turnout: 46%

1996 Senate class 2, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,681	26.5%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,607	72.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	34	0.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	6,345
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Talladega County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	11,296	50.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	10,747	48.0%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	206	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	135	0.6%
TOTAL	22,399
Turnout: 39%

1996 Senate class 2, Tallapoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	7,927	54.6%
Roger Bedford (D)	6,285	43.3%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	207	1.4%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	96	0.7%
TOTAL	14,526
Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 2, Tuscaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	28,297	52.7%
Roger Bedford (D)	24,235	45.1%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	831	1.5%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	381	0.7%
TOTAL	53,744
Turnout: 44%

1996 Senate class 2, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	9,917	39.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	14,538	58.5%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	235	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	149	0.6%
TOTAL	24,854
Turnout: 47%

1996 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	3,267	43.4%
Roger Bedford (D)	4,134	54.9%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	76	1.0%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	47	0.6%
TOTAL	7,527
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	1,621	34.0%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,105	65.2%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	27	0.6%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,761
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeff Sessions (R)	4,624	53.9%
Roger Bedford (D)	3,829	44.6%
Mark Thornton (Lbt)	73	0.9%
Charles Hebner (NtL)	52	0.6%
TOTAL	8,581
Turnout: 48%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jeff Sessions
Total Disbursements:	$3,886,531
Total Receipts:	$3,930,042
Cash on Hand:	$43,511
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$2,878,517
Party Contributions:	$25,500
Other Committee Contributions:	$965,275
Other Committee Transfers:	$44,774
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$303,189
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$303,189
Net Spending:	$4,189,720

Roger Bedford
Total Disbursements:	$3,088,324
Total Receipts:	$3,216,772
Cash on Hand:	$128,828
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$903,275
Individual Contributions:	$1,800,551
Party Contributions:	$116,200
Other Committee Contributions:	$459,653
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$1,475
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$301,498
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-300,023
Net Spending:	$2,788,301

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/AL/1996