1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama Senate District 3
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Tommy Roberts (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Buchanan (R) by 47.3 points.
Tommy RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%28,721
BuchananRepublican
26.3%10,265
38,986 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