2008Final results
2008 election for U.S. Senate in Alabama
U.S. Senate · Alabama
Jeff Sessions (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Vivian Figures (D) by 26.8 points.
Jeff SessionsRepublican · winner
63.4%1,305,383
Vivian FiguresDemocrat
36.5%752,391
2,060,191 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 2008
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.
Vivian FiguresJeff Sessions
$332.8K
Raised by the campaign
$5M
$332K
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$740
Cash on hand
$3.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008