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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Alabama: U.S. Senators</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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King</a> 1819-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#795.27.87">John W. Walker</a> 1819-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly9.html#518.25.34">William Kelly</a> 1822-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambers.html#610.78.69">Henry H. Chambers</a> 1825-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillipson-picket.html#103.56.53">Israel Pickens</a> 1826 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#297.95.30">John McKinley</a> 1826-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore4.html#945.96.13">Gabriel Moore</a> 1831-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#297.95.30">John McKinley</a> 1837 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#297.65.45">Clement C. Clay</a> 1837-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#128.15.69">Arthur P. Bagby</a> 1841-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#689.88.92">Dixon H. Lewis</a> 1844-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king9.html#368.59.94">William R. King</a> 1848-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#385.49.95">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a> 1848-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleage-clemente.html#192.39.27">Jeremiah Clemens</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#385.49.95">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a> 1853-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#040.44.35">Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.</a> 1853-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#385.49.95">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a> 1855-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#255.73.40">George E. Spencer</a> 1868-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#532.88.13">Willard Warner</a> 1868-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goldman-gomulka.html#072.51.65">George Thomas Goldthwaite</a> 1871-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#110.24.39">John T. Morgan</a> 1877-1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#577.86.73">George S. Houston</a> 1879 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pryor.html#509.15.55">Luke Pryor</a> 1880 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pugh.html#046.22.84">James L. Pugh</a> 1880-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#136.29.61">Edmund W. Pettus</a> 1897-1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#107.26.79">John H. Bankhead</a> 1907-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#794.89.50">Joseph F. Johnston</a> 1907-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#636.39.58">Frank S. White</a> 1914-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/underwood.html#052.29.68">Oscar W. Underwood</a> 1915-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comeau-compromiser.html#785.56.03">Braxton B. Comer</a> 1920 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#715.71.35">J. Thomas Heflin</a> 1920-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#236.71.43">Hugo L. Black</a> 1927-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#844.98.73">John H. Bankhead II</a> 1931-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graves.html#135.25.96">Dixie Bibb Graves</a> 1937-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> 1938-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweetland-swinburne.html#340.01.52">George Robinson Swift</a> 1946 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> 1946-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#377.62.70">James B. Allen</a> 1969-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen6.html#305.47.32">Maryon Pittman Allen</a> 1978 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#229.19.80">Donald Stewart</a> 1978-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#864.57.78">Howell T. Heflin</a> 1979-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#731.00.11">Jeremiah Denton</a> 1981-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#708.51.46">Richard C. Shelby</a> 1987- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#027.78.79">Jeff Sessions</a> 1997-2017 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strange-straton.html#410.09.60">Luther Strange</a> 2017-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#655.37.75">Doug Jones</a> 2018- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1826 Jan 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambers.html#610.78.69">Henry H. Chambers</a>, died in office. <li> 1848 Jun 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#128.15.69">Arthur P. Bagby</a>, resigned. <li> 1848 Oct 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#689.88.92">Dixon H. Lewis</a>, died in office. <li> 1879 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#577.86.73">George S. Houston</a>, died in office. <li> 1907 Jun 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#110.24.39">John T. Morgan</a>, died in office. <li> 1907 Jul 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#136.29.61">Edmund W. Pettus</a>, died in office. <li> 1913 Aug 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#794.89.50">Joseph F. Johnston</a>, died in office. <li> 1914 May 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#636.39.58">Frank S. White</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1914 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/underwood.html#052.29.68">Oscar W. Underwood</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bingley-birchby.html#259.70.21">Alex C. Birch</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#067.42.32">A. P. Longshore</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hinton.html#035.17.58">S. F. Hinton</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#107.26.79">John H. Bankhead</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1920 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#107.26.79">John H. Bankhead</a>, died in office. <li> 1920 May 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#715.71.35">J. Thomas Heflin</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/underwood.html#052.29.68">Oscar W. Underwood</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#055.36.65">Lewis Henry Reynolds</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fornance-forsythe.html#468.31.01">A. M. Forsman</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#715.71.35">J. Thomas Heflin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#153.52.53">Charles P. Lunsford</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chertov-childers.html#217.25.89">W. H. Chichester</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#715.71.35">J. Thomas Heflin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lathem-lathrop.html#329.17.31">Frank H. Lathrop</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1926: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#091.58.17">Henry Lafayette Anderton</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#236.71.43">Hugo L. Black</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#582.91.41">Edmund H. Dryer</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1930 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#844.98.73">John H. Bankhead II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#715.71.35">J. Thomas Heflin</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#236.71.43">Hugo L. Black</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#621.96.04">J. Theodore Johnson</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#844.98.73">John H. Bankhead II</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#432.32.70">H. E. Berkstresser</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#011.64.97">William C. Irby</a> (Union), defeated. <li> 1938 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graves.html#135.25.96">Dixie Bibb Graves</a>, resigned. <li> 1938 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennington.html#762.88.24">J. M. Pennington</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1942 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#844.98.73">John H. Bankhead II</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/portland-posley.html#546.44.63">John A. Posey</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#515.64.60">Hollis B. Parrish</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1946 Jun 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#844.98.73">John H. Bankhead II</a>, died in office. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1948: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#014.64.06">Wallace Pruitt, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parsons.html#105.62.36">Paul G. Parsons</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crofoot-crompton.html#881.57.47">John G. Crommelin, Jr.</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#191.05.16">Laurie C. Battle</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1954 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#238.43.64">J. Foy Guin, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1960 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eleazar-elim.html#604.60.99">Julian E. Elgin</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1962 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#037.37.92">Lister Hill</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#468.94.42">James D. Martin</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1966 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#463.99.95">John E. Grenier</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eleazar-elim.html#604.60.99">Julian E. Elgin</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1968: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/selden.html#108.56.98">Armistead I. Selden, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1968 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#377.62.70">James B. Allen</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hooper.html#750.54.96">Perry O. Hooper</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#117.28.33">Robert P. Schwenn</a> (National Democratic), defeated. <li> 1972: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen6.html#680.77.11">Melba Till Allen</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1972 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#429.79.09">John J. Sparkman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blount.html#389.08.59">Winton M. Blount</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#255.51.83">John I. LeFlore</a> (National Democratic), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cottrell-coudriet.html#188.87.81">Jerome B. Couch</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#032.49.87">Herbert W. Stone</a> (Conservative), defeated. <li> 1974 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#377.62.70">James B. Allen</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#060.26.17">Alvin Abercrombie</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#415.94.33">Walter Flowers</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen6.html#305.47.32">Maryon Pittman Allen</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1978 Jun 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#377.62.70">James B. Allen</a>, died in office. <li> 1978 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen6.html#305.47.32">Maryon Pittman Allen</a>, appointed. <li> 1978 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#864.57.78">Howell T. Heflin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cottrell-coudriet.html#188.87.81">Jerome B. Couch</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1978 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#229.19.80">Donald Stewart</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#468.94.42">James D. Martin</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#292.83.65">Michael R. Erdy</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilguss-kim.html#647.77.19">A. J. Killingsworth</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robeson-robins.html#928.18.73">Joseph T. Robino</a> (People's), defeated. <li> 1980: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/selden.html#108.56.98">Armistead I. Selden, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1980 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#731.00.11">Jeremiah Denton</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/folsom.html#004.79.08">James E. Folsom, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#292.83.65">Michael R. Erdy</a> (Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#889.19.36">William A. Crew</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#475.88.63">Sallie M. Hadnott</a> (National Democratic), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/partington-pastuszka.html#819.00.41">Jim Partain</a> (Statesman), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oliver-ollius.html#739.47.21">Mohammed Oliver</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1984 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#864.57.78">Howell T. Heflin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#753.06.99">Albert L. Smith, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis8.html#286.05.80">S. D. Davis</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1986 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#708.51.46">Richard C. Shelby</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#731.00.11">Jeremiah Denton</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1990 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#864.57.78">Howell T. Heflin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#627.38.87">William J. Cabaniss</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1992 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#708.51.46">Richard C. Shelby</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#074.32.65">Richard Sellers</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shober-shorett.html#950.58.21">Jerome Shockley</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1996: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brouillard-browman.html#242.57.74">Glen Browder</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1996 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#027.78.79">Jeff Sessions</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bedelle-beebe.html#600.86.74">Roger Bedford</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornton.html#657.54.39">Mark Thornton</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#838.03.91">Charles R. Hebner</a> (Natural Law), defeated. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#708.51.46">Richard C. Shelby</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suarez-sullinger.html#216.39.19">Clayton Suddith</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2002 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#027.78.79">Jeff Sessions</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker8.html#935.95.26">Susan D. Parker</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#408.65.00">Jeff Allen</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2004 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#708.51.46">Richard C. Shelby</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#398.63.86">Wayne Sowell</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2016: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#997.61.42">Charles Nana</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2017 Feb 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#027.78.79">Jeff Sessions</a>, resigned. <li> 2017 Feb 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strange-straton.html#410.09.60">Luther Strange</a>, appointed. <li> 2017 Aug 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#655.37.75">Doug Jones</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy7.html#455.00.67">Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#707.27.11">Michael Hansen</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd.html#484.84.10">Will Boyd</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#598.61.12">Jason Fisher</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgee.html#944.36.64">Brian McGee</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#997.61.42">Charles Nana</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#825.22.03">Vann Caldwell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2017 Aug 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore7.html#981.88.17">Roy Moore</a> (Rep), advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strange-straton.html#410.09.60">Luther Strange</a> (Rep), advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#796.04.80">Mo Brooks</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#930.92.65">Trip Pittman</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#466.85.06">Randy Brinson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#090.85.61">Bryan Peeples</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maxwell.html#343.76.89">Mary Maxwell</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bentsen-bereuter.html#344.95.83">James Beretta</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#547.08.79">Dom Gentile</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#630.13.32">Joseph Breault</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2017 Sep 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore7.html#981.88.17">Roy Moore</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strange-straton.html#410.09.60">Luther Strange</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2017 Dec 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#655.37.75">Doug Jones</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore7.html#981.88.17">Roy Moore</a> (Rep), defeated. </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/ussen.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/ussen.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. 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See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>