2004 Elections
Sowell was the first African American candidate from a major party in Alabama to be nominated for one of its United States Senate seats. He received the Democratic nomination when the other Democratic candidate was ruled ineligible. He was considered a long-shot against Republican opponent Richard C. Shelby, receiving only 32.4 percent of the vote in the election. Shelby won his fourth consecutive term with 67.6 percent. One of Sowell's controversial tenets during the election was the legalization of marijuana.
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