1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama Senate District 1
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Bobby Denton (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Hargett (R) by 42.1 points.
Bobby DentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%27,746
HargettRepublican
28.9%11,300
39,046 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET