2002Final results
2002 election for U.S. Senate in Alabama
U.S. Senate · Alabama
Jeff Sessions (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Susan Parker (D) by 18.7 points.
Jeff SessionsRepublican · winner
58.6%792,561
Susan ParkerDemocrat
39.8%538,878
Jeff AllenLibertarian
1.5%20,234
1,353,023 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 2002
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.
Susan ParkerJeff Sessions
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$4.7M
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$5.1M
$6.1K
Cash on hand
$681.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002