Alabama's 21st State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 67.1% White 24.0% Black 5.0% Hispanic 1.7% Asian | ||
Population (2022) | 145,432 | ||
Notes | [1] |
Alabama's 21st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Gerald Allen since 2010.
Election | Map | Counties in District |
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![]() | Pickens, portion of Tuscaloosa | |
![]() | Lamar, portions of Pickens, Tuscaloosa | |
![]() | Lamar, portions of Pickens, Tuscaloosa | |
![]() | Pickens, portions of Hale, Tuscaloosa |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Allen (Incumbent) | 21,962 | 65.97 | −1.54 | |
Democratic | Lisa Ward | 11,198 | 33.64 | +1.26 | |
Write-in | 132 | 0.40 | +0.29 | ||
Majority | 10,764 | 32.33 | −2.80 | ||
Turnout | 33,292 | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Allen (Incumbent) | 33,368 | 67.51 | +5.21 | |
Democratic | Rick Burnham | 16,005 | 32.38 | −5.17 | |
Write-in | 52 | 0.11 | -0.04 | ||
Majority | 17,363 | 35.13 | +10.37 | ||
Turnout | 49,425 | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Allen (Incumbent) | 20,179 | 62.30 | +11.10 | |
Democratic | Phil Poole | 12,161 | 37.55 | −11.11 | |
Write-in | 48 | 0.15 | +0.01 | ||
Majority | 8,018 | 24.76 | +22.22 | ||
Turnout | 32,388 | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Allen | 20,528 | 51.20 | +20.65 | |
Democratic | Phil Poole (Incumbent) | 19,509 | 48.66 | −20.72 | |
Write-in | 55 | 0.14 | +0.07 | ||
Majority | 1,019 | 2.54 | −36.29 | ||
Turnout | 40,092 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Phil Poole (Incumbent) | 22,017 | 69.38 | +10.61 | |
Republican | Joe Saxton | 9,695 | 30.55 | −8.34 | |
Write-in | 23 | 0.07 | +0.00 | ||
Majority | 12,322 | 38.83 | |||
Turnout | 31,735 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Phil Poole (Incumbent) | 19,914 | 58.77 | +8.73 | |
Republican | Jerry Tingle | 13,179 | 38.89 | −11.01 | |
Libertarian | Jean Allen | 769 | 2.27 | +2.27 | |
Write-in | 23 | 0.07 | +0.01 | ||
Majority | 6,735 | 19.88 | +19.74 | ||
Turnout | 33,885 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Phil Poole (Incumbent) | 20,049 | 50.04 | −48.40 | |
Republican | Robert J. Bentley | 19,991 | 49.90 | +49.90 | |
Write-in | 25 | 0.06 | -1.50 | ||
Majority | 58 | 0.14 | −96.75 | ||
Turnout | 40,065 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Phil Poole | 25,548 | 98.44 | −1.56 | |
Write-in | 404 | 1.56 | +1.56 | ||
Majority | 25,144 | 96.89 | −3.11 | ||
Turnout | 25,952 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) | 24,445 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 24,445 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 24,445 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) | 23,101 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 23,101 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 23,101 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) | 7,164 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 7,164 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 7,164 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | T. D. Little | 18,270 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 18,270 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 18,270 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Following Reynolds v. Sims in 1964, which ruled that electoral districts of state legislatures must be roughly equal in population, the Alabama Senate was reapportioned to elect 35 Senators from 26 districts. [9] District 21 became a multi-member district, comprising Montgomery County and electing 2 Senators using plurality block voting. [10] Following a further court case in 1972, the district, along with all others in the Alabama Senate, was reapportioned to a single-member district for the 1974 election. [11]
Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election. [12]
As a multi-member district: