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2016 United States Senate election in Alabama

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2016 United States Senate election in Alabama

 2010
November 8, 2016
2022 
 
Nominee Richard Shelby Ron Crumpton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,335,104 748,709
Percentage 63.96% 35.87%

Shelby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Crumpton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Shelby
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Shelby
Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a sixth and final term in office. The primaries were held on March 1. Ron Crumpton, a marijuana legalization activist, was the Democratic nominee.[1] Shelby won re-election with 63.96% of the vote. Despite an overwhelming victory statewide, this marked Shelby's first and only race as either a Republican or Democrat in which he failed to carry Jefferson County, home of Birmingham, the state's largest city. In Jefferson, Crumpton took 51.99% (156,574 votes) to Shelby's 47.86% (144,136 votes);[2] this shift was due in part to increased Democratic support in core urban areas across the nation.

Background

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Shelby was first elected to the Senate in 1986 as a Democrat and was easily re-elected in 1992 as such. He switched his party affiliation to Republican on November 9, 1994, one day after the Republicans won control of both houses in the midterm elections. He won his first full term as a Republican in 1998 by a large margin and faced no significant opposition in 2004 or 2010.

Republican primary

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Following the divisive Republican primary in Mississippi ahead of the 2014 election in which Senator Thad Cochran was almost defeated, it had been speculated that Shelby could also face a Tea Party primary challenger, due to his lengthy tenure and support for federal largesse. However, that did not happen, in part due to his large campaign war chest, which stood at $19.4 million as of September 2015.[1] If Shelby had decided to retire, numerous high-profile Alabama Republicans were speculated to run, including U.S. Representatives Robert Aderholt, Mo Brooks, Bradley Byrne, Gary Palmer, Martha Roby, and Mike Rogers, State Treasurer Young Boozer, State Speaker Mike Hubbard, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey, State Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, Secretary of State John Merrill, U.S. Appeals Court Judge William H. Pryor Jr., former governor Bob Riley, and Attorney General Luther Strange.[3][4][5] Shelby announced in January 2015 that he would run for re-election.[6]

Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Jonathan McConnell

Individuals

  • John Rice, former state senator, candidate for AL-03 in 1989 and candidate for Public Service Commission in 2006[11]

Organizations

Richard Shelby

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Marcus
Bowman
John
Martin
Shadrack
McGill
Jonathan
McConnell
Richard
Shelby
Undecided
Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)[15] January 29–30, 2016 1,299 ± 2.7% 1% 1% 2% 25% 55% 16%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Shelby)[16] January 25–26, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 1% 1% 1% 9% 75% 13%
Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)[15] December 2015 1% 2% 3% 15% 64% 21%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Shelby)[16] November 2015 1% 2% 1% 5% 71% 20%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Richard
Shelby
Someone
Else
Undecided
Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)[15] January 29–30, 2016 1,299 ±2.7% 55% 29% 16%
Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)[15] December 2015 ? ±?% 64% 15% 21%
Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)[15] October 2015 ? ±?% 53% 22% 26%

Primary results

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Results by county
  Shelby
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Shelby (incumbent) 505,586 64.91%
Republican Jonathan McConnell 214,770 27.58%
Republican John Martin 23,558 3.02%
Republican Marcus Bowman 19,707 2.53%
Republican Shadrack McGill 15,230 1.96%
Total votes 778,851 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Ron Crumpton, marijuana legalization activist and nominee for the State Senate in 2014[9][18]
  • Charles Nana, process engineer[9][19]

Failed to qualify

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Declined

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Primary results

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Results by county
  Crumpton
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Nana
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Crumpton 145,681 55.97%
Democratic Charles Nana 114,617 44.03%
Total votes 260,298 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Ron Crumpton (D), marijuana legalization activist and nominee for the State Senate in 2014
  • Charles Nana (D) (write-in), process engineer[22] (previously sought the Democratic nomination)
  • Richard Shelby (R), incumbent senator

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[23] Safe R November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24] Safe R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[25] Safe R November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[26] Safe R November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[27] Safe R November 7, 2016

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Richard
Shelby (R)
Ron
Crumpton (D)
Undecided
SurveyMonkey[28] November 1–7, 2016 1,131 ± 4.6% 57% 38% 5%
SurveyMonkey[29] October 31 – November 6, 2016 971 ± 4.6% 58% 37% 5%
SurveyMonkey[30] October 28 – November 3, 2016 722 ± 4.6% 57% 38% 5%
SurveyMonkey[31] October 27 – November 2, 2016 621 ± 4.6% 58% 37% 5%
SurveyMonkey[32] October 26 – November 1, 2016 503 ± 4.6% 56% 40% 4%
SurveyMonkey[33] October 25–31, 2016 485 ± 4.6% 60% 36% 4%
Google Consumer Surveys[34] October 18–20, 2016 474 ± 4.2% 71% 26% 3%

Results

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2016 United States Senate election in Alabama[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard Shelby (incumbent) 1,335,104 63.96% −1.22%
Democratic Ron Crumpton 748,709 35.87% +1.16%
Write-in 3,631 0.17% +0.06%
Total votes 2,087,444 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

By county

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County Richard Shelby
Republican
Ron Crumpton
Democratic
Write-in
Various
Margin Total votes
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Autauga 18,220 74.0% 6,331 25.7% 62 0.3% 11,889 48.3% 24,613
Baldwin 74,021 79.2% 19,145 20.5% 248 0.3% 54,876 58.7% 93,414
Barbour 5,436 53.1% 4,777 46.7% 16 0.2% 659 6.4% 10,229
Bibb 6,612 75.9% 2,082 23.9% 17 0.2% 4,530 52.0% 8,711
Blount 22,169 88.0% 2,980 11.8% 48 0.2% 19,189 76.2% 25,197
Bullock 1,167 25.7% 3,364 74.1% 6 0.1% -2,197 -48.4% 4,537
Butler 4,840 56.9% 3,663 43.0% 7 0.1% 1,177 13.9% 8,510
Calhoun 32,976 69.9% 14,152 30.0% 69 0.1% 18,824 39.9% 47,197
Chambers 7,865 57.3% 5,845 42.6% 18 0.1% 2,020 14.7% 13,728
Cherokee 8,636 81.8% 1,915 18.1% 7 0.1% 6,721 63.7% 10,558
Chilton 14,582 81.3% 3,327 18.6% 25 0.1% 11,255 62.7% 17,934
Choctaw 4,035 57.4% 2,992 42.5% 8 0.1% 1,043 14.9% 7,035
Clarke 7,158 56.2% 5,558 43.7% 14 0.1% 1,600 12.5% 12,730
Clay 5,147 78.8% 1,377 21.1% 4 0.1% 3,770 57.7% 6,528
Cleburne 5,554 86.7% 847 13.2% 6 0.1% 4,707 73.5% 6,407
Coffee 15,745 77.6% 4,498 22.2% 49 0.2% 11,247 55.4% 20,292
Colbert 15,866 65.2% 8,443 34.7% 28 0.1% 7,423 30.5% 24,337
Conecuh 3,298 52.3% 3,006 47.6% 7 0.1% 292 4.7% 6,311
Coosa 3,378 65.3% 1,788 34.6% 8 0.2% 1,590 30.7% 5,174
Covington 12,690 82.1% 2,740 17.7% 36 0.2% 9,950 64.4% 15,466
Crenshaw 4,392 71.6% 1,734 28.3% 11 0.2% 2,658 43.3% 6,137
Cullman 32,001 85.9% 5,207 14.0% 57 0.2% 26,794 71.9% 37,265
Dale 13,652 74.5% 4,625 25.2% 58 0.3% 9,027 49.3% 18,335
Dallas 6,060 32.8% 12,388 67.1% 14 0.1% -6,328 -34.3% 18,462
DeKalb 20,347 81.0% 4,749 18.9% 27 0.1% 15,598 62.1% 25,123
Elmore 27,591 75.5% 8,833 24.2% 102 0.3% 18,758 51.3% 36,526
Escambia 9,555 67.3% 4,625 32.6% 17 0.1% 4,930 34.7% 14,197
Etowah 31,441 72.3% 11,981 27.5% 84 0.2% 19,460 44.8% 43,506
Fayette 6,555 81.3% 1,497 18.6% 13 0.2% 5,058 62.7% 8,065
Franklin 8,670 75.2% 2,850 24.7% 14 0.1% 5,820 50.5% 11,534
Geneva 9,606 84.0% 1,803 15.8% 28 0.2% 7,803 68.2% 11,437
Greene 918 19.3% 3,834 80.6% 3 0.1% -2,916 -61.3% 4,755
Hale 3,208 40.8% 4,650 59.1% 5 0.1% -1,442 -18.3% 7,863
Henry 5,506 69.7% 2,366 30.0% 23 0.3% 3,140 39.7% 7,895
Houston 30,494 72.9% 11,219 26.8% 120 0.3% 19,275 46.1% 41,833
Jackson 15,742 77.5% 4,538 22.4% 21 0.1% 11,204 55.1% 20,301
Jefferson 144,136 47.9% 156,574 52.0% 453 0.2% -12,438 -4.1% 301,163
Lamar 5,634 83.3% 1,125 16.6% 4 0.1% 4,509 66.7% 6,763
Lauderdale 27,092 69.8% 11,652 30.0% 43 0.1% 15,440 39.8% 38,787
Lawrence 10,254 71.0% 4,171 28.9% 16 0.1% 6,083 42.1% 14,441
Lee 36,684 62.9% 21,475 36.8% 135 0.2% 15,209 26.1% 58,294
Limestone 29,203 73.9% 10,233 25.9% 57 0.1% 18,970 48.0% 39,493
Lowndes 1,839 28.6% 4,580 71.3% 7 0.1% -2,741 -42.7% 6,426
Macon 1,553 17.2% 7,442 82.7% 9 0.1% -5,889 -65.5% 9,004
Madison 97,796 60.7% 62,870 39.1% 324 0.2% 34,926 21.6% 160,990
Marengo 5,294 49.4% 5,419 50.6% 5 0.0% -125 -1.2% 10,718
Marion 10,753 84.4% 1,961 15.4% 27 0.2% 8,792 69.0% 12,741
Marshall 28,532 82.7% 5,898 17.1% 55 0.2% 22,634 65.6% 34,485
Mobile 97,911 57.6% 71,602 42.1% 379 0.2% 26,309 15.5% 169,892
Monroe 5,854 57.8% 4,255 42.0% 13 0.1% 1,599 15.8% 10,122
Montgomery 36,477 38.6% 57,972 61.3% 162 0.2% -21,495 -22.7% 94,611
Morgan 37,448 75.2% 12,325 24.7% 57 0.1% 25,123 50.5% 49,830
Perry 1,496 29.0% 3,656 70.9% 2 0.0% -2,160 -41.9% 5,154
Pickens 5,384 57.9% 3,908 42.0% 6 0.1% 1,476 15.9% 9,298
Pike 7,835 60.7% 5,037 39.0% 27 0.2% 2,798 21.7% 12,899
Randolph 7,454 75.4% 2,424 24.5% 9 0.1% 5,030 50.9% 9,887
Russell 9,408 49.7% 9,487 50.1% 26 0.1% -79 -0.4% 18,921
Shelby 75,344 75.3% 24,483 24.5% 205 0.2% 50,861 50.8% 100,032
St. Clair 31,279 82.3% 6,635 17.5% 80 0.2% 24,644 64.8% 37,994
Sumter 1,656 26.4% 4,611 73.5% 4 0.1% -2,955 -47.1% 6,271
Talladega 20,446 61.8% 12,632 38.2% 29 0.1% 7,814 23.6% 33,107
Tallapoosa 13,401 69.7% 5,804 30.2% 17 0.1% 7,597 39.5% 19,222
Tuscaloosa 49,923 61.1% 31,602 38.7% 130 0.2% 18,321 22.4% 81,655
Walker 23,419 80.7% 5,558 19.1% 49 0.2% 17,861 61.6% 29,026
Washington 5,830 70.3% 2,463 29.7% 5 0.1% 3,367 40.6% 8,298
Wilcox 1,819 32.0% 3,857 67.9% 4 0.1% -2,038 -35.9% 5,680
Winston 8,817 87.3% 1,269 12.6% 12 0.1% 7,548 74.7% 10,098
Total 1,335,104 63.96% 748,709 35.87% 3,631 0.17% 586,395 28.09% 2,087,444

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

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Shelby won six of seven congressional districts.[36]

District Shelby Crumpton Representative
1st 65% 34% Bradley Byrne
2nd 66% 34% Martha Roby
3rd 66% 34% Mike Rogers
4th 79% 21% Robert Aderholt
5th 67% 33% Mo Brooks
6th 73% 27% Gary Palmer
7th 31% 69% Terri Sewell

References

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  1. 1 2 Dean, Charles (June 30, 2014). "Could the Tea Party challenge Sen. Richard Shelby? Sure, but there are $17 million reasons not to". AL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. "Alabama Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. June 5, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Livingston, Abby (February 6, 2013). "Farm Team: Long Line Forming for GOP Hopefuls Looking to Move Up in Alabama". Roll Call. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  4. Cheney, Kyle (December 29, 2014). "16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate". Politico. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. Jim Stinson (September 18, 2014). "Who is next? Five people who could be governor after the 2018 election". AL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Gore, Leada (January 29, 2015). "Sen. Richard Shelby is in for 2016 and that changes Alabama's political landscape". AL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Sims, Cliff (November 6, 2015). "Here's what you need to know about the four Republicans challenging Richard Shelby". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. Pathé, Simone (November 6, 2015). "Alabama's Richard Shelby Gets a Primary Challenge". Roll Call. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Troyan, Mary (November 7, 2015). "Sen. Richard Shelby will face Republican challengers". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  10. Koplowitz, Howard (November 6, 2015). "Shadrack McGill among GOP challengers to Shelby". AL.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  11. Moseley, Brandon (December 9, 2015). "John Rice Endorses McConnell". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. Koplowitz, Howard (January 7, 2016). "Citizens United PAC endorses Jonathan McConnell for Senate". AL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Richard Shelby Endorsements". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  14. Moseley, Brandon (January 8, 2016). "BCA, Veterans Group Endorse Senator Richard Shelby for Re-Election". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas Partners Strategies (R-McConnell)
  16. 1 2 McLaughlin & Associates (R-Shelby)
  17. 1 2 "2016 Primary Election Official Results, March 1, 2016". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  18. Moseley, Brandon (April 15, 2015). "Crumpton Announces Bid to Unseat Shelby". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  19. Moseley, Brandon (November 6, 2015). "Shelby Faces Three Challengers". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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  22. Moseley, Brandon (March 21, 2016). "Nana Says the Almighty Instructed Him to Run for Senate as a Write In Candidate". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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  34. Google Consumer Surveys
  35. "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 8, 2016" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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Official campaign websites