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The 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a fourth term.

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

General election

Campaign

Shelby, who switched parties ten years prior, had over $11 million cash on hand.[1] Shelby was Chairman of the Banking Committee.[2] Wayne Sowell became the first black U.S. Senate nominee of a major party in Alabama.[3]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States Senate election in Alabama[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Shelby (incumbent) 1,242,200 67.55%
Democratic Wayne Sowell 595,018 32.35%
Write-in 1,848 0.10%
Total votes 1,839,066 100.00%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Newsbank Archives". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Alabama 2004 Senate Race". David Leip’s US Election Atlas.