Biography
Political Highlights: Ala. Senate, 1971-79; U.S. House of Representatives, 1979-87
Born: May 6, 1934; Birmingham, Ala.
Residence: Tuscaloosa
Religion: Presbyterian
Family: Wife, Annette Nevin Shelby; two children
Education: U. of Alabama, A.B. 1957; U. of Alabama, LL.B. 1963
Elected: 1986
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Defense - Vice Chairman; Energy-Water; Homeland Security; Labor-HHS-Education; Legislative Branch; Transportation-HUD); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection; Housing, Transportation & Community Development; Securities, Insurance & Investment); Environment & Public Works (Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, & Regulatory Oversig; Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety; Transportation & Infrastructure); Rules & Administration; Joint Library
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Roll Call Vitals
House Seniority: 5th ranked Senate Republican
Twitter: 97,411 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1978 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
James Scruggs (R)
Votes
77,742
1,841
%
94.0%
2.0%
1980 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
James Bacon (R)
Votes
122,505
43,320
%
73.0%
26.0%
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
Votes
124,070
%
97.0%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
Charles Ewing (LIBERT)
Votes
135,834
4,498
%
97.0%
3.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
Jeremiah Denton (R)
Votes
609,360
602,537
%
50.0%
50.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (D)
Richard Sellers (R)
Jerome Shockley (LIBERT)
Votes
1,022,698
522,015
31,811
%
64.8%
33.1%
2.0%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (R)
Clayton Suddith (D)
Votes
817,973
474,568
%
63.2%
36.7%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (R)
Wayne Sowell (D)
Votes
1,242,200
595,018
%
67.6%
32.4%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Richard Shelby (R)
William Barnes (D)
Votes
968,181
515,619
%
65.2%
34.7%