1986-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Alabama (Class 3)

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Richard Shelby (D)		Jeremiah Denton* (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Autauga	45%	4,768	46.0%	5,602	54.0%	0	0.0%	-834	10,370
Baldwin	45%	8,763	29.6%	20,839	70.4%	0	0.0%	-12,076	29,602
Barbour	41%	4,201	58.3%	3,010	41.7%	0	0.0%	1,191	7,211
Bibb	45%	3,335	65.8%	1,731	34.2%	0	0.0%	1,604	5,066
Blount	45%	5,074	40.7%	7,402	59.3%	0	0.0%	-2,328	12,476
Bullock	62%	3,339	73.5%	1,202	26.5%	0	0.0%	2,137	4,541
Butler	48%	4,232	58.1%	3,056	41.9%	0	0.0%	1,176	7,288
Calhoun	34%	15,227	51.5%	14,348	48.5%	0	0.0%	879	29,575
Chambers	34%	4,689	51.1%	4,488	48.9%	0	0.0%	201	9,177
Cherokee	45%	4,117	63.4%	2,377	36.6%	0	0.0%	1,740	6,494
Chilton	51%	5,985	51.9%	5,549	48.1%	0	0.0%	436	11,534
Choctaw	48%	3,466	64.0%	1,947	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,519	5,413
Clarke	47%	4,343	48.9%	4,532	51.1%	0	0.0%	-189	8,875
Clay	51%	2,450	49.2%	2,532	50.8%	0	0.0%	-82	4,982
Cleburne	37%	1,531	45.6%	1,826	54.4%	0	0.0%	-295	3,357
Coffee	40%	5,485	48.3%	5,878	51.7%	0	0.0%	-393	11,363
Colbert	43%	10,953	64.7%	5,988	35.3%	0	0.0%	4,965	16,941
Conecuh	56%	3,247	55.4%	2,615	44.6%	0	0.0%	632	5,862
Coosa	48%	2,197	56.2%	1,711	43.8%	0	0.0%	486	3,908
Covington	42%	5,432	47.3%	6,044	52.7%	0	0.0%	-612	11,476
Crenshaw	52%	3,008	57.6%	2,211	42.4%	0	0.0%	797	5,219
Cullman	51%	10,768	43.9%	13,768	56.1%	0	0.0%	-3,000	24,536
Dale	31%	3,951	37.0%	6,720	63.0%	0	0.0%	-2,769	10,671
Dallas	50%	12,033	70.1%	5,123	29.9%	0	0.0%	6,910	17,156
De Kalb	43%	8,136	48.1%	8,771	51.9%	0	0.0%	-635	16,907
Elmore	44%	6,854	45.9%	8,094	54.1%	0	0.0%	-1,240	14,948
Escambia	34%	3,772	42.1%	5,194	57.9%	0	0.0%	-1,422	8,966
Etowah	42%	18,679	59.7%	12,629	40.3%	0	0.0%	6,050	31,308
Fayette	49%	3,260	50.3%	3,224	49.7%	0	0.0%	36	6,484
Franklin	37%	4,431	57.3%	3,308	42.7%	0	0.0%	1,123	7,739
Geneva	41%	3,304	45.7%	3,931	54.3%	0	0.0%	-627	7,235
Greene	64%	3,592	82.0%	787	18.0%	0	0.0%	2,805	4,379
Hale	50%	3,940	75.2%	1,299	24.8%	0	0.0%	2,641	5,239
Henry	45%	2,238	45.4%	2,689	54.6%	0	0.0%	-451	4,927
Houston	43%	8,701	36.6%	15,057	63.4%	0	0.0%	-6,356	23,758
Jackson	29%	5,899	58.3%	4,223	41.7%	0	0.0%	1,676	10,122
Jefferson	48%	119,492	50.8%	115,618	49.2%	0	0.0%	3,874	235,110
Lamar	37%	2,060	48.1%	2,222	51.9%	0	0.0%	-162	4,282
Lauderdale	38%	12,873	57.6%	9,479	42.4%	0	0.0%	3,394	22,352
Lawrence	39%	5,452	63.5%	3,135	36.5%	0	0.0%	2,317	8,587
Lee	30%	8,670	46.1%	10,145	53.9%	0	0.0%	-1,475	18,815
Limestone	36%	6,761	50.8%	6,550	49.2%	0	0.0%	211	13,311
Lowndes	58%	3,706	78.0%	1,045	22.0%	0	0.0%	2,661	4,751
Macon	40%	6,367	85.0%	1,126	15.0%	0	0.0%	5,241	7,493
Madison	37%	26,601	44.2%	33,583	55.8%	0	0.0%	-6,982	60,184
Marengo	50%	5,170	63.7%	2,940	36.3%	0	0.0%	2,230	8,110
Marion	42%	4,844	52.0%	4,478	48.0%	0	0.0%	366	9,322
Marshall	35%	8,447	48.1%	9,101	51.9%	0	0.0%	-654	17,548
Mobile	39%	37,879	37.3%	63,779	62.7%	0	0.0%	-25,900	101,658
Monroe	47%	3,825	50.9%	3,686	49.1%	0	0.0%	139	7,511
Montgomery	47%	37,778	54.6%	31,413	45.4%	0	0.0%	6,365	69,191
Morgan	46%	14,972	46.3%	17,348	53.7%	0	0.0%	-2,376	32,320
Perry	57%	3,797	72.8%	1,421	27.2%	0	0.0%	2,376	5,218
Pickens	43%	3,701	58.4%	2,632	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,069	6,333
Pike	42%	4,388	50.6%	4,277	49.4%	0	0.0%	111	8,665
Randolph	47%	3,211	47.4%	3,559	52.6%	0	0.0%	-348	6,770
Russell	23%	4,859	63.9%	2,749	36.1%	0	0.0%	2,110	7,608
Shelby	43%	9,746	36.7%	16,796	63.3%	0	0.0%	-7,050	26,542
St. Clair	39%	5,269	41.0%	7,581	59.0%	0	0.0%	-2,312	12,850
Sumter	50%	4,295	76.8%	1,297	23.2%	0	0.0%	2,998	5,592
Talladega	35%	9,087	49.7%	9,200	50.3%	0	0.0%	-113	18,287
Tallapoosa	41%	5,292	45.9%	6,228	54.1%	0	0.0%	-936	11,520
Tuscaloosa	35%	24,069	63.9%	13,625	36.1%	0	0.0%	10,444	37,694
Walker	38%	10,660	56.3%	8,286	43.7%	0	0.0%	2,374	18,946
Washington	52%	3,102	52.2%	2,837	47.8%	0	0.0%	265	5,939
Wilcox	57%	3,773	72.4%	1,441	27.6%	0	0.0%	2,332	5,214
Winston	56%	3,814	42.1%	5,255	57.9%	0	0.0%	-1,441	9,069
TOTAL	43%	609,360	50.3%	602,537	49.7%	56	0.0%	6,823	1,211,953
Total R vote: 602,537 (49.7%)      Total D vote: 609,360 (50.3%)      Total Other vote: 56 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,259,167		$4,865,276
Total Receipts:		$2,400,488		$4,930,200
Cash on Hand:		$141,319		$71,638
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$210,000		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$44,077
Party Contributions:		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$883,186		$680,385
Transfers from Other Committees:		$486,103		$39,077
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$38,215		$225,893
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$556		$7,495
Net Independent Expenditures:		$37,659		$218,398
Net Spending:		$2,296,826		$5,083,674

1986 Senate class 3, Autauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,768	46.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,602	54.0%
TOTAL	10,370
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	8,763	29.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	20,839	70.4%
TOTAL	29,602
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,201	58.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,010	41.7%
TOTAL	7,211
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,335	65.8%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,731	34.2%
TOTAL	5,066
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,074	40.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	7,402	59.3%
TOTAL	12,476
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Bullock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,339	73.5%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,202	26.5%
TOTAL	4,541
Turnout: 62%

1986 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,232	58.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,056	41.9%
TOTAL	7,288
Turnout: 48%

1986 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	15,227	51.5%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	14,348	48.5%
TOTAL	29,575
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,689	51.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	4,488	48.9%
TOTAL	9,177
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,117	63.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,377	36.6%
TOTAL	6,494
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Chilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,985	51.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,549	48.1%
TOTAL	11,534
Turnout: 51%

1986 Senate class 3, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,466	64.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,947	36.0%
TOTAL	5,413
Turnout: 48%

1986 Senate class 3, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,343	48.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	4,532	51.1%
TOTAL	8,875
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	2,450	49.2%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,532	50.8%
TOTAL	4,982
Turnout: 51%

1986 Senate class 3, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	1,531	45.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,826	54.4%
TOTAL	3,357
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,485	48.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,878	51.7%
TOTAL	11,363
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Colbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	10,953	64.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,988	35.3%
TOTAL	16,941
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Conecuh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,247	55.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,615	44.6%
TOTAL	5,862
Turnout: 56%

1986 Senate class 3, Coosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	2,197	56.2%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,711	43.8%
TOTAL	3,908
Turnout: 48%

1986 Senate class 3, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,432	47.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	6,044	52.7%
TOTAL	11,476
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Crenshaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,008	57.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,211	42.4%
TOTAL	5,219
Turnout: 52%

1986 Senate class 3, Cullman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	10,768	43.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	13,768	56.1%
TOTAL	24,536
Turnout: 51%

1986 Senate class 3, Dale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,951	37.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	6,720	63.0%
TOTAL	10,671
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	12,033	70.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,123	29.9%
TOTAL	17,156
Turnout: 50%

1986 Senate class 3, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	8,136	48.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	8,771	51.9%
TOTAL	16,907
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	6,854	45.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	8,094	54.1%
TOTAL	14,948
Turnout: 44%

1986 Senate class 3, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,772	42.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,194	57.9%
TOTAL	8,966
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Etowah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	18,679	59.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	12,629	40.3%
TOTAL	31,308
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,260	50.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,224	49.7%
TOTAL	6,484
Turnout: 49%

1986 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,431	57.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,308	42.7%
TOTAL	7,739
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Geneva County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,304	45.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,931	54.3%
TOTAL	7,235
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,592	82.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	787	18.0%
TOTAL	4,379
Turnout: 64%

1986 Senate class 3, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,940	75.2%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,299	24.8%
TOTAL	5,239
Turnout: 50%

1986 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	2,238	45.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,689	54.6%
TOTAL	4,927
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	8,701	36.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	15,057	63.4%
TOTAL	23,758
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,899	58.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	4,223	41.7%
TOTAL	10,122
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	119,492	50.8%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	115,618	49.2%
TOTAL	235,110
Turnout: 48%

1986 Senate class 3, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	2,060	48.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,222	51.9%
TOTAL	4,282
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	12,873	57.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	9,479	42.4%
TOTAL	22,352
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,452	63.5%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,135	36.5%
TOTAL	8,587
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	8,670	46.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	10,145	53.9%
TOTAL	18,815
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	6,761	50.8%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	6,550	49.2%
TOTAL	13,311
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,706	78.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,045	22.0%
TOTAL	4,751
Turnout: 58%

1986 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	6,367	85.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,126	15.0%
TOTAL	7,493
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	26,601	44.2%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	33,583	55.8%
TOTAL	60,184
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Marengo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,170	63.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,940	36.3%
TOTAL	8,110
Turnout: 50%

1986 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,844	52.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	4,478	48.0%
TOTAL	9,322
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	8,447	48.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	9,101	51.9%
TOTAL	17,548
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Mobile County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	37,879	37.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	63,779	62.7%
TOTAL	101,658
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,825	50.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,686	49.1%
TOTAL	7,511
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	37,778	54.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	31,413	45.4%
TOTAL	69,191
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	14,972	46.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	17,348	53.7%
TOTAL	32,320
Turnout: 46%

1986 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,797	72.8%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,421	27.2%
TOTAL	5,218
Turnout: 57%

1986 Senate class 3, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,701	58.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,632	41.6%
TOTAL	6,333
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,388	50.6%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	4,277	49.4%
TOTAL	8,665
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,211	47.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	3,559	52.6%
TOTAL	6,770
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,859	63.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,749	36.1%
TOTAL	7,608
Turnout: 23%

1986 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	9,746	36.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	16,796	63.3%
TOTAL	26,542
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,269	41.0%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	7,581	59.0%
TOTAL	12,850
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	4,295	76.8%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,297	23.2%
TOTAL	5,592
Turnout: 50%

1986 Senate class 3, Talladega County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	9,087	49.7%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	9,200	50.3%
TOTAL	18,287
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Tallapoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	5,292	45.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	6,228	54.1%
TOTAL	11,520
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Tuscaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	24,069	63.9%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	13,625	36.1%
TOTAL	37,694
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	10,660	56.3%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	8,286	43.7%
TOTAL	18,946
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,102	52.2%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	2,837	47.8%
TOTAL	5,939
Turnout: 52%

1986 Senate class 3, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,773	72.4%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,441	27.6%
TOTAL	5,214
Turnout: 57%

1986 Senate class 3, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Shelby (D)	3,814	42.1%
Jeremiah Denton* (R)	5,255	57.9%
TOTAL	9,069
Turnout: 56%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Richard Shelby
Total Disbursements:	$2,259,167
Total Receipts:	$2,400,488
Cash on Hand:	$141,319
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$210,000
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$883,186
Other Committee Transfers:	$486,103
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$38,215
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$556
Net Independent Expenditures:	$37,659
Net Spending:	$2,296,826

Jeremiah Denton*
Total Disbursements:	$4,865,276
Total Receipts:	$4,930,200
Cash on Hand:	$71,638
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$44,077
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$680,385
Other Committee Transfers:	$39,077
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$225,893
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$7,495
Net Independent Expenditures:	$218,398
Net Spending:	$5,083,674

**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/1986