2020 United States Senate election in Alabama facts for kids

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2020 United States Senate election in Alabama

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Nominee Tommy Tuberville Doug Jones Party Republican Democrat Popular vote 1,392,076 920,478 Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County results Tuberville:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Doug Jones Democrat Elected U.S. senator Tommy Tuberville Republican

An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from Alabama. The two people in the election were Doug Jones (Democratic Party) and Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party). Tuberville won the election with 60.2% of the vote. He became a Senator on January 3, 2021 when he was sworn in.

Democratic Party primary

Nobody in the Democratic Party went against Doug Jones in the primary, so no vote happened.

Republican Party primary

Six people were in the Republican Party primary. Tommy Tuberville won the runoff.

Initial primary round results by county

Tuberville

     Tuberville—50–60%
     Tuberville—40–50%
     Tuberville—30–40%
     Tuberville—<30%

Sessions

     Sessions—30–40%
     Sessions—40–50%
     Sessions—50–60%

Byrne

     Byrne—30–40%
     Byrne—40–50%
     Byrne—50–60%
     Byrne—60–70%

Results

See also

In Spanish: Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Alabama de 2020 para niños