United States Senate from Alabama

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The United States Senate seat from Alabama is one of two positions representing the state in the U.S. Senate, historically influential in national politics and often closely watched during elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate delegation
federal legislative representation
appliesToJurisdiction State of Alabama NERFINISHED
chamber United States Senate NERFINISHED
coequalWith United States Senate from other states
country United States of America
createdBy Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
currentPartyRepresentation Republican Party NERFINISHED
electionsOftenCharacterizedAs closely watched
electionType statewide election
electorate registered voters of Alabama
governingDocument United States Constitution NERFINISHED
hasElectionCycle even-numbered years
hasPart United States Senate seat representing Alabama Class 2 NERFINISHED
United States Senate seat representing Alabama Class 3 NERFINISHED
hasVotingPower full voting rights in the United States Senate
historicallyHeldBy Democratic Party NERFINISHED
Republican Party NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance influential in national politics
legislativeBodyOf Alabama at the federal level
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Alabama NERFINISHED
notableFormerSenator Howell Heflin NERFINISHED
Hugo Black NERFINISHED
Jeff Sessions NERFINISHED
Jeremiah Denton NERFINISHED
John Sparkman NERFINISHED
Lister Hill NERFINISHED
Richard Shelby NERFINISHED
numberOfCurrentOfficeHolders 2
numberOfSeats 2
numberOfVotesInSenate 2
partOf United States Congress
partOfGovernment federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
represents Alabama NERFINISHED
role advice and consent on federal appointments
participation in impeachment trials
ratification of treaties
representation of Alabama in federal legislation
seatAllocationPrinciple equal representation of states
seatClass Class 2
Class 3
selectionMethod popular vote
startTime 1819
startTimeQualifier admission of Alabama as a state
subordinateTo no higher legislative body within the United States federal system
termLength 6 years per seat
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Roy Moore ranForOffice United States Senate from Alabama