1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Alabama election results
Every race on Alabama's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races149
Changed party15
Unopposed54%81 races
Incumbents defeated5
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Richard C. Shelby (D) | 0.6 | Flipped |
Governors
R 1
U.S. House
D 5 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL-1 | Sonny Callahan (R) | Unopposed | |
| AL-2 | William Dickinson (R) | 33.4 | |
| AL-3 | Bill Nichols (D) | 61.1 | |
| AL-4 | Tom Bevill (D) | 55.0 | |
| AL-5 | Ronnie Flippo (D) | 57.8 | |
| AL-6 | Ben Erdreich (D) | 45.7 | |
| AL-7 | Claude Harris (D) | 19.5 |
Alabama State Senate
D 30 · R 5 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bobby Denton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Jim Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Ray Campbell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Don Hale (R) | 18.2 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Charles Bishop (D) | 36.7 | |
| SD-6 | Roger Bedford Jr. (D) | 37.7 | |
| SD-7 | Bill Smith (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-8 | Lowell Barron (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Loyd Coleman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bill Drinkard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Jim Preuitt (D) | 26.3 | |
| SD-12 | Donald G. Holmes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Gerald Dial (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Frank Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Amari (D) | 19.4 | |
| SD-16 | William J. Cabaniss (R) | 71.5 | |
| SD-17 | Mac Parsons (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | William Fred Horn (D) | 69.1 | |
| SD-19 | Jim Bennett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Earl Hilliard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Ryan Degraffenried (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Rick Manley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Hank Sanders (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Earl Goodwin (D) | 11.8 | |
| SD-25 | Larry Dixon (R) | 52.2 | |
| SD-26 | Charles Langford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | John Rice (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Danny Corbett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Chip Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Foy Covington Jr. (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-31 | E. Crum Foshee (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Perry Hand (R) | 24.4 | |
| SD-33 | Michael A. Figures (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Ann Bedsole (R) | 35.1 | |
| SD-35 | Bill Menton (D) | Unopposed |
Alabama House of Representatives
D 89 · R 16 · 10 changed party
Alabama
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab