Election Name: | 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Country: | Alabama |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
Image1: | File:Richard Shelby official portrait.JPG |
Nominee1: | Richard Shelby |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 817,973 |
Percentage1: | 63.24% |
Nominee2: | Clayton Suddith |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 474,568 |
Percentage2: | 36.69% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Richard Shelby |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Richard Shelby |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama was held 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 Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a third term. He was first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 as a Democrat and switched parties in 1994 after the Republican Revolution, making this the first election he competed in as a Republican.