2018 Alabama Senate election

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2018 Alabama Senate election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  

All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Greg Reed Billy Beasley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat5th 28th
Last election26+1 [lower-alpha 1] 8
Seats before26+1 [lower-alpha 1] 8
Seats won278
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote945,469527,696
Percentage62.79%35.05%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.19%Decrease2.svg0.14%

2018 Alabama State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

President pro tempore before election

Del Marsh
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Del Marsh
Republican

The 2018 Alabama Senate elections took place on November 3, 2018, as part of the 2018 United States elections. Alabama voters elected state senators in all 35 of the state's Senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. [1]

Contents

A primary election on June 5, 2018, and a runoff election on July 17, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Alabama Secretary of State's website. [2]

Following the 2014 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with a 27-seat majority—26 Republican members and 1 independent who caucuses with the Republicans. Democrats hold 8 seats following the 2014 elections.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to gain 10 Senate seats.

The election resulted in the Republican Party holding all previously held seats and taking a seat previously held by an independent who caucused with the Republicans, leading to no effective shift in control of the chamber. The Republicans also gained slightly in the popular vote compared to the 2014 elections.

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Tim Melson Republican Tim Melson Republican
2nd Bill Holtzclaw Republican Tom Butler Republican
3rd Arthur Orr Republican Arthur Orr Republican
4th Paul Bussman Republican Garlan Gudger Republican
5th Greg Reed Republican Greg Reed Republican
6th Larry Stutts Republican Larry Stutts Republican
7th Paul Sanford Republican Sam Givhan Republican
8th Steve Livingston Republican Steve Livingston Republican
9th Clay Scofield Republican Clay Scofield Republican
10th Phil Williams Republican Andrew Jones Republican
11th Jim McClendon Republican Jim McClendon Republican
12th Del Marsh Republican Del Marsh Republican
13th Gerald Dial Republican Randy Price Republican
14th Cam Ward Republican Cam Ward Republican
15th Mark Slade Blackwell Republican Dan Roberts Republican
16th J. T. Waggoner Republican J. T. Waggoner Republican
17th Shay Shelnutt Republican Shay Shelnutt Republican
18th Rodger Smitherman Democrat Rodger Smitherman Democrat
19th Priscilla Dunn Democrat Priscilla Dunn Democrat
20th Linda Coleman-Madison Democrat Linda Coleman-Madison Democrat
21st Gerald H. Allen Republican Gerald H. Allen Republican
22nd Greg Albritton Republican Greg Albritton Republican
23rd Hank Sanders Democrat Malika Sanders-Fortier Democrat
24th Bobby D. Singleton Democrat Bobby D. Singleton Democrat
25th Dick Brewbaker Republican Will Barfoot Republican
26th David Burkette Democrat David Burkette Democrat
27th Tom Whatley Republican Tom Whatley Republican
28th Billy Beasley Democrat Billy Beasley Democrat
29th Harri Anne Smith Independent [lower-alpha 2] Donnie Chesteen Republican
30th Clyde Chambliss Republican Clyde Chambliss Republican
31st Jimmy Holley Republican Jimmy Holley Republican
32nd Trip Pittman Republican Chris Elliott Republican
33rd Vivian Davis Figures Democrat Vivian Davis Figures Democrat
34th Rusty Glover Republican Jack Williams Republican
35th Bill Hightower Republican David Sessions Republican

[3]

Closest races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 2Republican8.986%
District 6Republican1.988%
District 7Republican10.485%
District 27Republican18.171%

Results by district

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35

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Source:

District 1

Election results, district 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Melson (incumbent) 33,141 67.643
Democratic Caroline Self15,83032.310
Independent Write-in 230.047
Total votes48,994 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Election results, district 2
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Butler 31,997 54.627
Democratic Amy Wasyluka26,91145.641
Independent Write-in540.091
Total votes58,962 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Election results, district 3
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur Orr (incumbent) 37,295 97.335
Independent Write-in1,0212.665
Total votes38,316 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Election results, district 4
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Garlan Gudger 39,817 99.146
Independent Write-in3430.854
Total votes40,160 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Election results, district 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Reed (incumbent) 42,404 98.842
Independent Write-in4971.158
Total votes42,901 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Election results, district 6
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Stutts (incumbent) 22,683 50.834
Democratic Johnny Mack Morrow21,79648.846
Independent Write-in1430.320
Total votes44,622 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Election results, district 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Givhan 30,080 55.217
Democratic Deborah Barros24,36344.722
Independent Write-in330.061
Total votes54,476 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Election results, district 8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Livingston (incumbent) 37,913 98.327
Independent Write-in6451.673
Total votes38,558 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Election results, district 9
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Scofield (incumbent) 35,192 98.572
Independent Write-in5101.428
Total votes35,702 100.0
Republican hold

District 10

Election results, district 10
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew Jones 25,902 60.601
Independent Craig Ford [lower-alpha 3] 16,75939.210
Independent Write-in810.190
Total votes42,742 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Election results, district 11
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim McClendon (incumbent) 36,192 75.970
Democratic Carl Carter11,41123.953
Independent Write-in370.078
Total votes47,640 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

Election results, district 12
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del Marsh (incumbent) 27,416 64.501
Democratic Jim Williams15,01035.313
Independent Write-in790.186
Total votes42,505 100.0
Republican hold

District 13

Election results, district 13
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Price 31,614 71.065
Democratic Darrell Turner12,83928.861
Independent Write-in330.074
Total votes44,486 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

Election results, district 14
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cam Ward (incumbent) 34,957 72.572
Democratic Jerry McDonald13,17327.347
Write-in390.081
Total votes48,169 100.0
Republican hold

District 15

Election results, district 15
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Roberts 44,792 97.421
Democratic Laura Casey (withdrawn)
Independent Write-in1,1862.579
Total votes45,978 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Election results, district 16
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jabo Waggoner (incumbent) 37,068 62.880
Democratic Lindsey Deckard21,85137.066
Independent Write-in320.054
Total votes58,951 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Election results, district 17
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shay Shelnutt (incumbent) 45,964 98.306
Write-in7921.694
Total votes46,756 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

Election results, district 18
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rodger Smitherman (incumbent) 39,819 98.350
Independent Write-in6681.650
Total votes40,487 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

Election results, district 19
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Priscilla Dunn (incumbent) 38,668 98.184
Independent Write-in7151.816
Total votes39,383 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

Election results, district 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison (incumbent) 36,478 98.345
Independent Write-in6141.655
Total votes37,092 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Election results, district 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Allen (incumbent) 33,368 67.512
Democratic Rick Burnham16,00532.382
Independent Write-in520.105
Total votes49,425 100.0
Republican hold

District 22

Election results, district 22
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Albritton (incumbent) 34,507 98.544
Independent Write-in5101.456
Total votes35,017 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

Election results, district 23
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malika Sanders-Fortier 30,193 65.527
Independent Mark Story15,79634.282
Independent Write-in880.191
Total votes46,077 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Election results, district 24
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bobby Singleton (incumbent) 37,394 98.488
Independent Write-in5741.512
Total votes37,968 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Election results, district 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Will Barfoot 33,029 61.252
Democratic David Sadler20,86638.696
Independent Write-in280.052
Total votes53,923 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

Election results, district 26
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Burkette (incumbent) 31,973 80.171
Republican D.J. Johnson7,86319.716
Independent Write-in450.113
Total votes39,881 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

Election results, district 27
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Whatley (incumbent) 29,741 59.036
Democratic Nancy Carlton Bendinger20,58740.865
Independent Write-in500.099
Total votes50,378 100.0
Republican hold

District 28

Election results, district 28
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Billy Beasley (incumbent) 28,445 97.471
Independent Write-in7382.529
Total votes29,183 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

Election results, district 29
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donnie Chesteen 34,273 93.222
Independent Write-in2,4926.778
Total votes36,765 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

Election results, district 30
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clyde Chambliss, Jr. (incumbent) 35,259 98.105
Independent Write-in6811.895
Total votes35,940 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

Election results, district 31
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Holley (incumbent) 33,137 98.484
Independent Write-in5101.516
Total votes33,647 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

Election results, district 32
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Elliott 45,726 74.955
Democratic Jason Fisher15,19324.905
Independent Write-in860.141
Total votes61,005 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

Election results, district 33
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vivian Davis Figures (incumbent) 34,995 98.605
Independent Write-in4951.395
Total votes35,490 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

Election results, district 34
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Williams 35,093 97.758
Independent Write-in8052.242
Total votes35,898 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

Election results, district 35
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Sessions 29,046 67.582
Democratic Tom Holmes13,89632.332
Independent Write-in370.086
Total votes42,979 100.0
Republican hold
  1. 1 2 Independent Harri Anne Smith from Senate District 29 is an Independent who caucuses with the Republicans.
  2. Sen. Smith is an Independent who caucuses with the Republicans.
  3. Craig Ford was a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, but is running for the Alabama Senate as an Independent.

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  2. 1 2 "2018 Election Information". Alabama Secretary of State . Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Alabama Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia . Retrieved September 7, 2018.