Elections / 1980 · Senate · AL
Alabama — 1980 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1980 · U.S. SenateAlabama · U.S. SenateJeremiah DentonR+2.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1980 Senate returns.
- Jeremiah Denton✓Republican650,36250.2%
- Jim Folsom Jr.Democrat610,17547.1%
- Michael R.A. ErdeyConservative15,9891.2%
- William A. CrewLibertarian13,0981.0%
- Sallie M. HadnottNational Democratic Party Of Alabama2,9730.2%
- Jim PartainStatesman2,6490.2%
- Mohammed OliverSocialist Workers1,5110.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+1.3Senate 1980R+2.9vs. baselineR+1.6
Alabama's 1980 Senate race ran 1.6 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Alabama's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +94.0% |
| 1980 | −2.9% |
| 1984 | +26.4% |
| 1986 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | +31.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 1998 | −26.6% |
| 2002 | −18.8% |
| 2004 | −35.2% |
| 2008 | −26.9% |
| 2010 | −30.5% |
| 2014 | −100.0% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −20.4% |
| 2022 | −35.7% |
Same ballot, 1980AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.