1986 United States Senate election in Alabama
The 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 4, 1986 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Jeremiah Denton lost re-election to Democrat Richard Shelby by 6,823 votes.
Image: Richard Shelby 97th Congress 1981
Image: Jeremiah Denton Senate (cropped)
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. was an American politician and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a Senate seat in Alabama. Denton was previously a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator taken captive during the Vietnam War.
Denton in 1983
Denton as a midshipman in the United States Naval Academy
Denton while in the U.S. Navy
Denton with his A-6 Intruder onboard USS Independence (CV-62)