1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Alabama (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Jeremiah Denton (R)		James Folsom, Jr. (D)		Michael Erdey (Conservative)		William Crew (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Autauga	51%	5,986	55.1%	4,421	40.7%	210	1.9%	158	1.5%	84	0.8%	1,565	10,859
Baldwin	52%	19,575	68.9%	7,879	27.7%	320	1.1%	521	1.8%	101	0.4%	11,696	28,396
Barbour	50%	3,648	43.6%	4,340	51.9%	217	2.6%	98	1.2%	56	0.7%	-692	8,359
Bibb	52%	2,077	37.6%	3,393	61.4%	9	0.2%	31	0.6%	12	0.2%	-1,316	5,522
Blount	48%	6,861	55.6%	5,350	43.3%	43	0.3%	68	0.6%	28	0.2%	1,511	12,350
Bullock	78%	1,257	22.9%	4,009	72.9%	158	2.9%	47	0.9%	25	0.5%	-2,752	5,496
Butler	54%	3,605	44.8%	4,109	51.1%	202	2.5%	107	1.3%	22	0.3%	-504	8,045
Calhoun	39%	18,722	55.9%	14,196	42.4%	179	0.5%	210	0.6%	184	0.5%	4,526	33,491
Chambers	41%	4,490	39.8%	6,485	57.4%	179	1.6%	107	0.9%	29	0.3%	-1,995	11,290
Cherokee	47%	2,171	34.9%	3,904	62.8%	68	1.1%	64	1.0%	14	0.2%	-1,733	6,221
Chilton	50%	5,950	55.8%	4,596	43.1%	32	0.3%	47	0.4%	38	0.4%	1,354	10,663
Choctaw	50%	2,093	38.0%	3,379	61.3%	13	0.2%	7	0.1%	19	0.3%	-1,286	5,511
Clarke	57%	4,926	47.6%	5,075	49.1%	213	2.1%	89	0.9%	37	0.4%	-149	10,340
Clay	54%	2,292	44.2%	2,703	52.2%	66	1.3%	24	0.5%	96	1.9%	-411	5,181
Cleburne	47%	1,910	46.3%	2,144	52.0%	30	0.7%	24	0.6%	19	0.5%	-234	4,127
Coffee	49%	6,132	46.1%	6,764	50.9%	201	1.5%	159	1.2%	42	0.3%	-632	13,298
Colbert	51%	7,393	37.6%	11,670	59.3%	323	1.6%	241	1.2%	38	0.2%	-4,277	19,665
Conecuh	54%	2,586	43.8%	3,183	54.0%	63	1.1%	43	0.7%	23	0.4%	-597	5,898
Coosa	53%	1,528	36.6%	2,489	59.7%	88	2.1%	55	1.3%	10	0.2%	-961	4,170
Covington	48%	6,636	50.8%	6,164	47.2%	94	0.7%	93	0.7%	70	0.5%	472	13,057
Crenshaw	51%	2,117	41.8%	2,911	57.5%	16	0.3%	10	0.2%	13	0.3%	-794	5,067
Cullman	49%	9,241	43.4%	11,833	55.6%	85	0.4%	67	0.3%	57	0.3%	-2,592	21,283
Dale	37%	6,786	55.4%	5,149	42.0%	149	1.2%	134	1.1%	28	0.2%	1,637	12,246
Dallas	49%	6,979	39.8%	9,929	56.7%	394	2.2%	164	0.9%	49	0.3%	-2,950	17,515
De Kalb	48%	9,663	52.4%	8,721	47.3%	9	0.0%	16	0.1%	32	0.2%	942	18,441
Elmore	49%	8,217	55.5%	6,174	41.7%	229	1.5%	131	0.9%	53	0.4%	2,043	14,804
Escambia	42%	6,299	56.5%	4,522	40.5%	125	1.1%	112	1.0%	97	0.9%	1,777	11,155
Etowah	50%	16,796	45.8%	19,359	52.8%	238	0.6%	167	0.5%	139	0.4%	-2,563	36,699
Fayette	50%	2,819	42.3%	3,822	57.4%	6	0.1%	5	0.1%	10	0.2%	-1,003	6,662
Franklin	52%	4,410	42.0%	5,935	56.5%	62	0.6%	57	0.5%	35	0.3%	-1,525	10,499
Geneva	51%	3,630	41.7%	4,926	56.6%	74	0.8%	46	0.5%	32	0.4%	-1,296	8,708
Greene	59%	945	22.8%	3,150	76.1%	10	0.2%	6	0.1%	28	0.7%	-2,205	4,139
Hale	54%	1,721	30.9%	3,680	66.1%	116	2.1%	29	0.5%	23	0.4%	-1,959	5,569
Henry	51%	2,362	43.4%	2,960	54.4%	52	1.0%	39	0.7%	24	0.4%	-598	5,437
Houston	43%	13,099	59.5%	8,503	38.6%	177	0.8%	120	0.5%	107	0.5%	4,596	22,006
Jackson	38%	4,368	32.0%	8,920	65.3%	192	1.4%	157	1.1%	26	0.2%	-4,552	13,663
Jefferson	52%	136,115	54.0%	105,777	42.0%	3,912	1.6%	3,418	1.4%	2,781	1.1%	30,338	252,003
Lamar	51%	2,293	39.0%	3,564	60.6%	11	0.2%	5	0.1%	7	0.1%	-1,271	5,880
Lauderdale	46%	11,485	42.9%	14,409	53.9%	366	1.4%	416	1.6%	70	0.3%	-2,924	26,746
Lawrence	42%	2,312	27.5%	6,005	71.3%	42	0.5%	33	0.4%	30	0.4%	-3,693	8,422
Lee	37%	11,492	54.0%	8,927	41.9%	321	1.5%	473	2.2%	73	0.3%	2,565	21,286
Limestone	41%	5,109	39.1%	7,444	57.0%	272	2.1%	210	1.6%	32	0.2%	-2,335	13,067
Lowndes	64%	1,340	26.4%	3,507	69.1%	161	3.2%	40	0.8%	28	0.6%	-2,167	5,076
Macon	45%	1,220	14.4%	6,820	80.5%	353	4.2%	53	0.6%	26	0.3%	-5,600	8,472
Madison	46%	33,688	52.6%	28,548	44.6%	706	1.1%	787	1.2%	282	0.4%	5,140	64,011
Marengo	51%	3,039	36.0%	5,065	60.1%	210	2.5%	105	1.2%	11	0.1%	-2,026	8,430
Marion	49%	4,958	47.5%	5,223	50.0%	10	0.1%	11	0.1%	235	2.3%	-265	10,437
Marshall	42%	8,815	45.0%	10,103	51.5%	291	1.5%	363	1.9%	36	0.2%	-1,288	19,608
Mobile	45%	71,548	63.1%	39,568	34.9%	835	0.7%	756	0.7%	661	0.6%	31,980	113,368
Monroe	58%	4,327	50.9%	4,008	47.2%	60	0.7%	65	0.8%	36	0.4%	319	8,496
Montgomery	48%	35,515	53.7%	28,787	43.5%	1,125	1.7%	565	0.9%	199	0.3%	6,728	66,191
Morgan	46%	13,871	48.1%	14,143	49.0%	341	1.2%	415	1.4%	72	0.2%	-272	28,842
Perry	64%	1,857	29.5%	4,406	70.1%	8	0.1%	7	0.1%	8	0.1%	-2,549	6,286
Pickens	52%	3,071	40.4%	4,481	58.9%	15	0.2%	14	0.2%	28	0.4%	-1,410	7,609
Pike	49%	4,515	45.9%	5,065	51.5%	152	1.5%	86	0.9%	20	0.2%	-550	9,838
Randolph	47%	2,552	38.4%	3,727	56.0%	195	2.9%	144	2.2%	32	0.5%	-1,175	6,650
Russell	37%	3,256	27.2%	7,945	66.3%	475	4.0%	208	1.7%	107	0.9%	-4,689	11,991
Shelby	51%	15,230	66.2%	7,218	31.4%	221	1.0%	268	1.2%	80	0.3%	8,012	23,017
St. Clair	48%	7,941	58.4%	5,057	37.2%	208	1.5%	335	2.5%	45	0.3%	2,884	13,586
Sumter	45%	1,744	35.0%	3,167	63.6%	12	0.2%	12	0.2%	41	0.8%	-1,423	4,976
Talladega	39%	9,413	48.6%	9,580	49.5%	137	0.7%	148	0.8%	89	0.5%	-167	19,367
Tallapoosa	49%	5,828	43.8%	7,101	53.3%	219	1.6%	118	0.9%	54	0.4%	-1,273	13,320
Tuscaloosa	40%	19,882	49.7%	18,920	47.3%	545	1.4%	460	1.1%	203	0.5%	962	40,010
Walker	46%	8,759	39.6%	13,020	58.9%	123	0.6%	107	0.5%	90	0.4%	-4,261	22,099
Washington	59%	2,779	43.3%	3,582	55.8%	14	0.2%	13	0.2%	27	0.4%	-803	6,415
Wilcox	76%	1,988	28.4%	5,007	71.4%	5	0.1%	3	0.0%	5	0.1%	-3,019	7,008
Winston	55%	5,131	60.9%	3,254	38.7%	2	0.0%	7	0.1%	25	0.3%	1,877	8,419
TOTAL	47%	650,362	50.2%	610,175	47.1%	15,989	1.2%	13,098	1.0%	7,133	0.6%	40,187	1,296,757
Total R vote: 650,362 (50.2%)      Total D vote: 610,175 (47.1%)      Total Other vote: 36,220 (2.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$629,056		$226,600		$0		$313
Total Receipts:		$648,167		$228,746		$0		$313
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1980 Senate class 3, Autauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	5,986	55.1%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,421	40.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	210	1.9%
William Crew (Lbt)	158	1.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	59	0.5%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	15	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	10,859
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	19,575	68.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	7,879	27.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	320	1.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	521	1.8%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	54	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	33	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	14	0.0%
TOTAL	28,396
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,648	43.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,340	51.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	217	2.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	98	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	16	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	27	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	8,359
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,077	37.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,393	61.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	9	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	31	0.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	5	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,522
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,861	55.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,350	43.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	43	0.3%
William Crew (Lbt)	68	0.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	8	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	19	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	12,350
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Bullock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,257	22.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,009	72.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	158	2.9%
William Crew (Lbt)	47	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	11	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	4	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,496
Turnout: 78%

1980 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,605	44.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,109	51.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	202	2.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	107	1.3%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	7	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	12	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,045
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	18,722	55.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	14,196	42.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	179	0.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	210	0.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	54	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	116	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	14	0.0%
TOTAL	33,491
Turnout: 39%

1980 Senate class 3, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,490	39.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,485	57.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	179	1.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	107	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	16	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	8	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	11,290
Turnout: 41%

1980 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,171	34.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,904	62.8%
Michael Erdey (Con)	68	1.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	64	1.0%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	6	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,221
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Chilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	5,950	55.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,596	43.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	32	0.3%
William Crew (Lbt)	47	0.4%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	3	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	30	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,663
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,093	38.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,379	61.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	13	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	16	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,511
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,926	47.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,075	49.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	213	2.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	89	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	16	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	18	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	10,340
Turnout: 57%

1980 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,292	44.2%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	2,703	52.2%
Michael Erdey (Con)	66	1.3%
William Crew (Lbt)	24	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	8	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	87	1.7%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,181
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,910	46.3%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	2,144	52.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	30	0.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	24	0.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	9	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	8	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,127
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,132	46.1%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,764	50.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	201	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	159	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	17	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	20	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	13,298
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Colbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	7,393	37.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	11,670	59.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	323	1.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	241	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	20	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	14	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	19,665
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Conecuh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,586	43.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,183	54.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	63	1.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	43	0.7%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	5	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	13	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,898
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Coosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,528	36.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	2,489	59.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	88	2.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	55	1.3%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	8	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,170
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,636	50.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,164	47.2%
Michael Erdey (Con)	94	0.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	93	0.7%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	21	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	37	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	13,057
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Crenshaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,117	41.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	2,911	57.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	16	0.3%
William Crew (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	7	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,067
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Cullman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	9,241	43.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	11,833	55.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	85	0.4%
William Crew (Lbt)	67	0.3%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	44	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	21,283
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Dale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,786	55.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,149	42.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	149	1.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	134	1.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	9	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	14	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,246
Turnout: 37%

1980 Senate class 3, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,979	39.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	9,929	56.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	394	2.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	164	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	30	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	12	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	17,515
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	9,663	52.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	8,721	47.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	9	0.0%
William Crew (Lbt)	16	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	1	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	31	0.2%
TOTAL	18,441
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	8,217	55.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,174	41.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	229	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	131	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	25	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	24	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	14,804
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	6,299	56.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,522	40.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	125	1.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	112	1.0%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	20	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	60	0.5%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	11,155
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Etowah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	16,796	45.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	19,359	52.8%
Michael Erdey (Con)	238	0.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	167	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	66	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	56	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	17	0.0%
TOTAL	36,699
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,819	42.3%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,822	57.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	6	0.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	1	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,662
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,410	42.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,935	56.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	62	0.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	57	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	5	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	20	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	10,499
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Geneva County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,630	41.7%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,926	56.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	74	0.8%
William Crew (Lbt)	46	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	11	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	18	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,708
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	945	22.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,150	76.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	10	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	24	0.6%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,139
Turnout: 59%

1980 Senate class 3, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,721	30.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,680	66.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	116	2.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	29	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	16	0.3%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	3	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,569
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,362	43.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	2,960	54.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	52	1.0%
William Crew (Lbt)	39	0.7%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	5	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	15	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,437
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	13,099	59.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	8,503	38.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	177	0.8%
William Crew (Lbt)	120	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	26	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	61	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	22,006
Turnout: 43%

1980 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,368	32.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	8,920	65.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	192	1.4%
William Crew (Lbt)	157	1.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	19	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	13,663
Turnout: 38%

1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	136,115	54.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	105,777	42.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	3,912	1.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	3,418	1.4%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	1,459	0.6%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	447	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	875	0.3%
TOTAL	252,003
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,293	39.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,564	60.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	11	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,880
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	11,485	42.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	14,409	53.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	366	1.4%
William Crew (Lbt)	416	1.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	29	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	26	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	26,746
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,312	27.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,005	71.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	42	0.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	33	0.4%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	14	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	15	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,422
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	11,492	54.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	8,927	41.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	321	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	473	2.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	29	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	28	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	21,286
Turnout: 37%

1980 Senate class 3, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	5,109	39.1%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	7,444	57.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	272	2.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	210	1.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	14	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	16	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	13,067
Turnout: 41%

1980 Senate class 3, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,340	26.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,507	69.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	161	3.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	40	0.8%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	18	0.4%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	7	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,076
Turnout: 64%

1980 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,220	14.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	6,820	80.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	353	4.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	53	0.6%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	9	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	7	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,472
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	33,688	52.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	28,548	44.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	706	1.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	787	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	125	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	90	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	67	0.1%
TOTAL	64,011
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Marengo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,039	36.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,065	60.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	210	2.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	105	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	5	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	5	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,430
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,958	47.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,223	50.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	10	0.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	4	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	230	2.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,437
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	8,815	45.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	10,103	51.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	291	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	363	1.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	13	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	16	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	19,608
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Mobile County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	71,548	63.1%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	39,568	34.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	835	0.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	756	0.7%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	199	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	372	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	90	0.1%
TOTAL	113,368
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,327	50.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,008	47.2%
Michael Erdey (Con)	60	0.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	65	0.8%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	25	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,496
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	35,515	53.7%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	28,787	43.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	1,125	1.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	565	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	85	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	62	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	52	0.1%
TOTAL	66,191
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	13,871	48.1%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	14,143	49.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	341	1.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	415	1.4%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	29	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	33	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.0%
TOTAL	28,842
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,857	29.5%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,406	70.1%
Michael Erdey (Con)	8	0.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	3	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	4	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,286
Turnout: 64%

1980 Senate class 3, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,071	40.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	4,481	58.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	15	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	13	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,609
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	4,515	45.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,065	51.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	152	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	86	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	3	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	14	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,838
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,552	38.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,727	56.0%
Michael Erdey (Con)	195	2.9%
William Crew (Lbt)	144	2.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	6	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	21	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,650
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	3,256	27.2%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	7,945	66.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	475	4.0%
William Crew (Lbt)	208	1.7%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	39	0.3%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	46	0.4%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	22	0.2%
TOTAL	11,991
Turnout: 37%

1980 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	15,230	66.2%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	7,218	31.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	221	1.0%
William Crew (Lbt)	268	1.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	38	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	23	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	23,017
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	7,941	58.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,057	37.2%
Michael Erdey (Con)	208	1.5%
William Crew (Lbt)	335	2.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	14	0.1%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	30	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	13,586
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,744	35.0%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,167	63.6%
Michael Erdey (Con)	12	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	31	0.6%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	8	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,976
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Talladega County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	9,413	48.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	9,580	49.5%
Michael Erdey (Con)	137	0.7%
William Crew (Lbt)	148	0.8%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	35	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	41	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	19,367
Turnout: 39%

1980 Senate class 3, Tallapoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	5,828	43.8%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	7,101	53.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	219	1.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	118	0.9%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	28	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	16	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	13,320
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Tuscaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	19,882	49.7%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	18,920	47.3%
Michael Erdey (Con)	545	1.4%
William Crew (Lbt)	460	1.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	104	0.3%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	44	0.1%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	55	0.1%
TOTAL	40,010
Turnout: 40%

1980 Senate class 3, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	8,759	39.6%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	13,020	58.9%
Michael Erdey (Con)	123	0.6%
William Crew (Lbt)	107	0.5%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	9	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	73	0.3%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	22,099
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	2,779	43.3%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,582	55.8%
Michael Erdey (Con)	14	0.2%
William Crew (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	13	0.2%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	13	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,415
Turnout: 59%

1980 Senate class 3, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,988	28.4%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	5,007	71.4%
Michael Erdey (Con)	5	0.1%
William Crew (Lbt)	3	0.0%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	2	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,008
Turnout: 76%

1980 Senate class 3, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jeremiah Denton (R)	5,131	60.9%
James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,254	38.7%
Michael Erdey (Con)	2	0.0%
William Crew (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Sallie Hadnott (NDPA)	3	0.0%
Joe Partain (Statesman)	20	0.2%
Mohammed Oliver (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,419
Turnout: 55%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jeremiah Denton
Total Disbursements:	$629,056
Total Receipts:	$648,167
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

James Folsom, Jr.
Total Disbursements:	$226,600
Total Receipts:	$228,746
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

**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/1980

William Crew
Total Disbursements:	$313
Total Receipts:	$313
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0