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    Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979...
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    to retire and Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Howell Heflin was elected to succeed him. Heflin won the Democratic primary against Rep. Walter Flowers...
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    in 1951 in LaFayette. Heflin was the nephew of Robert Stell Heflin, a congressman from Alabama. His own nephew, Howell Heflin, was also later elected...
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    Alabama was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin decided to retire. Republican Jeff Sessions won the open seat, becoming...
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    Sessions came from his home state's Democratic senator Howell Heflin of Alabama. Although Heflin had previously backed Sessions, he began to oppose Sessions...
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    Alabama was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin won re-election to a third term. As of 2024, it is the last time a Democrat...
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    presidential contender Fred Thompson, Watergate committee U.S. Senator Howell Heflin and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, whose father was working in nearby...
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    Sparkman retired and was succeeded by Howell Heflin, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Heflin, the Democratic candidate, faced no...
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    The Howell Heflin Lock and Dam, formerly Gainesville Lock and Dam, is one of four lock and dam structures on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that generally...
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    Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin) Surface Transportation (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Russell...
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