1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama Senate District 21
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Phil Poole (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Bentley (R) by 0.1 points.
Phil PooleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%20,049
Robert BentleyRepublican
49.9%19,991
40,040 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