United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998

United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee Richard Shelby Clayton Suddith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 817,973 474,568 Percentage 63.2% 36.7%

Senator before election Richard Shelby Republican Elected Senator Richard Shelby Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1998 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 U.S. Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a third term.

Shelby had been elected in 1986 and 1992 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party in 1994, making this the first election he competed in as a Republican.

Candidates

Democratic

• Clayton Suddith, army veteran and former Franklin County Commissioner^[1]

Republican

• Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Shelby	817,973	63.2
	Democratic	Clayton Suddith	474,568	36.7
	Independent	Write Ins	864	0.1

References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZbsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8dcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4042,2075583&dq=clayton+suddith&hl=en
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm#1

See also