1990 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin won re-election to a third term. As of 2024, it is the last time a Democrat was elected to the Class 2 Senate seat in Alabama until 2017, and the last time overall in which a Democrat was elected to and served a full term as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from Alabama.
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  Heflin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Cabaniss: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Bill Cabaniss, State Senator from Birmingham (Republican)
- Howell Heflin, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1979 (Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howell Heflin (incumbent) | 717,814 | 60.57% | −2.10% | |
| Republican | Bill Cabaniss | 467,190 | 39.43% | +3.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,184,954 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||