1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Alabama's 3rd District
U.S. House · Alabama
Bob Riley (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating T. D. "ted" Little (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob RileyRepublican · winner
50.4%98,353
T. D. "ted" LittleDemocrat
47.3%92,325
Lucy LawrenceNatural Law
1.2%2,335
Ralph "re" StokesLibertarian
1.0%1,983
195,047 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
T. D. "ted" LittleBob Riley
$804.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$799K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$5.8K
Cash on hand
-$34
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Bob Riley (R)T. D. "ted" Little (D)
Also on the ballot: Lucy Lawrence (Natural Law), 1.2%; Ralph "re" Stokes (Libertarian), 1.0%