2004 United States Senate election in Alabama

2004 United States Senate election in Alabama
	November 2, 2004
	County results; Shelby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Sowell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Richard Shelby; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Richard Shelby; Republican

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

Richard Shelby, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987

Democratic

Wayne Sowell, perennial candidate

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 Democratic to Republican

Russell (largest city: Phenix City)

References

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

[1] "Cookies not enabled?".

[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.

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