2002 United States Senate election in Alabama

none March 2026 November 2017 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama Alabama presidential no 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama 1996 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama 2008 November 5, 2002 Jeff Sessions official portrait.jpg Jeff Sessions Republican Party (United States) 792,561 58.58% 3x4.svg Susan Parker Democratic Party (United States) 538,878 39.83% 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg 250px County resultsSessions: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Parker: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions Republican Party (United States) Jeff Sessions Republican Party (United States) The 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions won re-election to a second term.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Election Statistics August 8, 2007 Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html July 25, 2007 Sessions became the first Republican to be elected to two full terms to the Senate from the state. As of 2022, this is the most recent Senate election in Alabama in which Colbert and Lawrence counties voted for the Democratic candidate. Background In the 1968 presidential election, Alabama supported native son and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace over both Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Wallace was the official Democratic candidate in Alabama, while Humphrey was listed as the "National Democratic".http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1968&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama Uselectionatlas.org November 5, 1968 August 7, 2009 In 1976, Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter from Georgia carried the state, the region, and the nation, but Democratic control of the region slipped after that. Since 1980, conservative Alabama voters have increasingly voted for Republican candidates at the federal level, especially in presidential elections. By contrast, Democratic candidates have been elected to many state-level offices and comprised a longstanding majority in the Alabama Legislature. Republican primary Candidates Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1997 Sessions was not challenged in the primary.https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/06/05/primaries.htm USA Today Primaries set stage for crucial Nov. vote June 5, 2002 May 27, 2010 Democratic primary Candidates Julian L. McPhillips, Attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 1978https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wSgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3878,484399&dq=julian+mcphillips&hl=en The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search Susan Parker, Alabama State Auditor Wayne Sowell, candidate for governor in 1998 and candidate for the U.S. House in 2000 Results thumb|upright|Primary results by county #7996e2 Parker #584cde 70–80% #6674de 60–70% #7996e2 50–60% #a5b0ff 40–50% #5bc75b McPhillips #309a30 70–80% #41b742 60–70% #5bc75b 50–60% #78e478 40–50% thumb|upright|Primary runoff results by county #7996e2 Parker #0d0596 90–100% #3933e5 80–90% #584cde 70–80% #6674de 60–70% #7996e2 50–60% #5bc75b McPhillips #41b742 60–70% #5bc75b 50–60% Original on June 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cfMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7NwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1237,1516279&dq=jeff+sessions+primary&hl=en Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search Democratic primary results2002 Senatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Alabama US Election Atlas Susan Parker Democratic Party (United States) 190,978 47.99% Julian L. McPhillips Democratic Party (United States) 170,222 42.78% Wayne Sowell Democratic Party (United States) 36,719 9.23% 397,919 100.00% McPhillips won many counties in the southern part of the state, but Parker won the most counties. Sowell endorsed Parker for the runoff. Runoff on June 25 Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2CgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5230,8209097&dq=susan+parker&hl=en The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search Susan Parker Democratic Party (United States) 176,708 65.15% Julian L. McPhillips Democratic Party (United States) 94,540 34.85% 271,248 100.00% General election Candidates Jeff Allen (L) Susan Parker (D), Alabama State Auditor Jeff Sessions (R), Incumbent U.S. Senator Debates Complete video of debate, October 20, 2002 Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm November 18, 2002 Senate Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 June 25, 2021 dead mdy-all Safe RNovember 4, 2002 Results 2002 United States Senate election, Alabamaalabama.govJune 2025 medicmedic Republican Party (United States) Jeff Sessions (incumbent) 792,561 58.58% +6.13% Democratic Party (United States) Susan Parker 538,878 39.83% −5.63% Libertarian Party (United States) Jeff Allen 20,234 1.50% +0.06% 1,350 0.10% +0.06% 253,683 18.75% 1,353,023 Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Coosa (Largest city: Goodwater) Chambers (Largest city: Valley) Barbour (largest city: Eufaula) Conecuh (largest city: Evergreen) Butler (Largest city: Greenville) Crenshaw (Largest city: Luverne) Washington (Largest city: Chatom) Choctaw (Largest city: Butler) Jackson (Largest city: Scottsboro) Cherokee (Largest city: Centre) Fayette (Largest city: Fayette) Franklin (Largest city: Russellville) Marion (Largest city: Hamilton) Walker (Largest city: Jasper) Lauderdale (Largest city: Florence) Lamar (Largest city: Vernon) Etowah (Largest city: Gadsden) See also 2002 United States Senate election References Category:2002 Alabama elections 2002 Alabama Category:Jeff Sessions