Senate Elections 2010 | US Senate Elections | Alabama Races
2010 Alabama U.S. Senate Election Results
Richard Shelby
Percent: 65.18%
Votes: 968,181
William G. Barnes
Percent: 34.71%
Votes: 515,619
Race Summary
The 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2010, with incumbent Republican Senator Richard Shelby winning re-election by a wide margin over Democratic challenger William G. Barnes, earning 65.18% of the vote to Barnes’s 34.71%.
Full Results
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 65.18%
Votes: 968,181
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 34.71%
Votes: 515,619
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 1,699
Total votes: 1,485,499
State Map
Results by County
Autauga County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 77.78%
Votes: 13,980
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 22.13%
Votes: 3,978
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 17,974
Blount County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 85.28%
Votes: 14,296
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 14.60%
Votes: 2,448
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 16,763
Chambers County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 54.28%
Votes: 5,594
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 45.66%
Votes: 4,705
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 10,305
Clarke County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 57.43%
Votes: 6,063
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 42.46%
Votes: 4,483
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 10,557
Colbert County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 59.37%
Votes: 9,920
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 40.58%
Votes: 6,781
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 16,710
Crenshaw County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 70.91%
Votes: 3,837
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 29.05%
Votes: 1,572
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 5,411
DeKalb County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 72.85%
Votes: 14,520
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 27.15%
Votes: 5,410
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,930
Fayette County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 73.52%
Votes: 4,417
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 26.35%
Votes: 1,583
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 6,008
Hale County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 39.71%
Votes: 2,568
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 60.23%
Votes: 3,895
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 6,467
Jefferson County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 53.33%
Votes: 113,144
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 46.56%
Votes: 98,773
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 233
Total votes: 212,150
Lee County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 63.70%
Votes: 21,484
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 36.14%
Votes: 12,187
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 54
Total votes: 33,725
Madison County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 67.59%
Votes: 73,003
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 32.32%
Votes: 34,909
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 103
Total votes: 108,015
Mobile County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 59.68%
Votes: 65,958
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 40.24%
Votes: 44,468
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 90
Total votes: 110,516
Perry County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 28.47%
Votes: 1,265
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 71.51%
Votes: 3,177
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,443
Russell County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 46.78%
Votes: 5,365
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 53.11%
Votes: 6,091
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 11,469
Talladega County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 62.18%
Votes: 14,909
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 37.70%
Votes: 9,039
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 23,978
Washington County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 63.85%
Votes: 3,864
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 36.04%
Votes: 2,181
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 6,052
Baldwin County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 80.69%
Votes: 46,471
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 19.15%
Votes: 11,027
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 94
Total votes: 57,592
Bullock County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 29.64%
Votes: 1,146
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 70.36%
Votes: 2,720
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,866
Cherokee County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 70.31%
Votes: 5,021
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 29.56%
Votes: 2,111
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 7,141
Clay County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 73.17%
Votes: 3,829
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 26.77%
Votes: 1,401
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 5,233
Conecuh County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 52.92%
Votes: 2,752
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 47.00%
Votes: 2,444
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 5,200
Cullman County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 80.46%
Votes: 23,918
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 19.35%
Votes: 5,752
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 29,725
Elmore County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 78.76%
Votes: 20,689
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 21.15%
Votes: 5,555
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 26,267
Franklin County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 64.99%
Votes: 5,572
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 34.90%
Votes: 2,992
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 8,574
Henry County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 66.66%
Votes: 4,493
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 33.03%
Votes: 2,226
Write-In
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 6,740
Lamar County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 74.61%
Votes: 3,647
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 25.29%
Votes: 1,236
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 4,888
Limestone County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 75.44%
Votes: 19,505
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 24.47%
Votes: 6,326
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 25,854
Marengo County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 49.37%
Votes: 4,359
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 50.53%
Votes: 4,462
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 8,830
Monroe County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 59.41%
Votes: 4,474
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 40.53%
Votes: 3,052
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 7,531
Pickens County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 58.50%
Votes: 4,341
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 41.46%
Votes: 3,077
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 7,421
St Clair County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 83.30%
Votes: 20,560
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 16.51%
Votes: 4,075
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 24,681
Tallapoosa County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 65.97%
Votes: 10,336
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 34.03%
Votes: 5,332
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 15,668
Wilcox County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 28.16%
Votes: 1,366
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 71.78%
Votes: 3,482
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 4,851
Barbour County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 51.27%
Votes: 4,242
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 48.71%
Votes: 4,030
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 8,274
Butler County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 58.89%
Votes: 4,145
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 41.03%
Votes: 2,888
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 7,039
Chilton County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 79.67%
Votes: 10,801
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 20.17%
Votes: 2,735
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 13,557
Cleburne County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 78.81%
Votes: 4,009
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 20.99%
Votes: 1,068
Write-In
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 5,087
Coosa County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 56.49%
Votes: 2,482
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 43.49%
Votes: 1,911
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,394
Dale County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 76.14%
Votes: 10,557
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 23.61%
Votes: 3,274
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 13,865
Escambia County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 68.48%
Votes: 7,236
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 31.30%
Votes: 3,307
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 10,566
Geneva County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 81.67%
Votes: 7,817
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 18.16%
Votes: 1,738
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 9,572
Houston County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 74.54%
Votes: 24,218
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 25.34%
Votes: 8,234
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 32,492
Lauderdale County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 66.11%
Votes: 18,374
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 33.78%
Votes: 9,389
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 27,794
Lowndes County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 30.22%
Votes: 1,581
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 69.71%
Votes: 3,647
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 5,232
Marion County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 75.16%
Votes: 6,608
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 24.70%
Votes: 2,172
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 8,792
Montgomery County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 48.37%
Votes: 35,586
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 51.55%
Votes: 37,924
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 73,574
Pike County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 63.07%
Votes: 6,094
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 36.84%
Votes: 3,559
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 9,662
Shelby County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 82.63%
Votes: 52,309
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 17.17%
Votes: 10,871
Write-In
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 125
Total votes: 63,305
Tuscaloosa County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 65.33%
Votes: 35,459
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 34.53%
Votes: 18,743
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 54,278
Winston County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 81.70%
Votes: 6,508
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 18.19%
Votes: 1,449
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 7,966
Bibb County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 75.45%
Votes: 4,849
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 24.41%
Votes: 1,569
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 6,427
Calhoun County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 70.11%
Votes: 23,643
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 29.79%
Votes: 10,046
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 33,724
Choctaw County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 53.02%
Votes: 3,510
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 46.95%
Votes: 3,108
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 6,620
Coffee County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 77.72%
Votes: 11,759
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 22.13%
Votes: 3,348
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 15,130
Covington County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 80.75%
Votes: 9,785
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 19.09%
Votes: 2,313
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 12,118
Dallas County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 34.38%
Votes: 5,372
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 65.58%
Votes: 10,248
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 15,627
Etowah County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 69.54%
Votes: 22,124
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 30.32%
Votes: 9,647
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 31,816
Greene County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 18.49%
Votes: 796
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 81.46%
Votes: 3,507
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 4,305
Jackson County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 69.50%
Votes: 10,507
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 30.35%
Votes: 4,589
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 15,119
Lawrence County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 61.65%
Votes: 7,060
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 38.26%
Votes: 4,381
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 11,451
Macon County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 16.98%
Votes: 1,272
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 82.98%
Votes: 6,218
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 7,493
Marshall County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 81.61%
Votes: 20,836
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 18.21%
Votes: 4,649
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 25,531
Morgan County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 76.18%
Votes: 29,718
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 23.73%
Votes: 9,257
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 39,012
Randolph County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 68.30%
Votes: 4,902
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 31.63%
Votes: 2,270
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 7,177
Sumter County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 25.93%
Votes: 1,440
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 74.01%
Votes: 4,110
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 5,553
Walker County
Richard Shelby (REP)
Percent: 71.02%
Votes: 15,916
William G. Barnes (DEM)
Percent: 28.87%
Votes: 6,470
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 22,412