1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Alabama Senate District 4
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Don Hale (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Randall Shedd (D) by 18.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Don HaleRepublican · winner
59.1%22,627
Randall SheddDemocrat
40.9%15,671
38,298 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET