Alabama's 5th Senate district

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Alabama's 5th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Greg Reed
R Jasper
Demographics88.6%  White
6.4%  Black
2%  Hispanic
0.2%  Asian
Population (2022)135,221
Notes [1]

Alabama's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Greg Reed, the president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate, since 2010.

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Geography

The district covers the entirety of Fayette, Lamar, and Walker counties, as well as portions of Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties. [2]

Election history

2022

Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 5 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Reed (Incumbent) 36,159 99.19 +0.35
Write-in 2960.81-0.35
Majority35,86398.38+0.70
Turnout 36,455
Republican hold

2018

Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 5 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Reed (Incumbent) 42,404 98.84 +0.17
Write-in 4971.16-0.17
Majority41,90797.68+0.34
Turnout 42,901
Republican hold

2014

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 5 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Reed (Incumbent) 29,611 98.67 +25.44
Write-in 3991.33+1.26
Majority29,21297.34+50.81
Turnout 30,010
Republican hold

2010

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 5 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Reed 33,500 73.23 +18.00
Democratic Brett Wadsworth12,21326.70−17.03
Write-in 330.07-0.97
Majority21,28746.53
Turnout 45,746
Republican hold

2006

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 5 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles Bishop 20,322 55.23 −2.72
Democratic Larry Cagle16,08843.73+1.76
Write-in 3831.04+0.96
Majority4,23411.51−4.47
Turnout 36,793
Republican hold

2002

Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 5 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Curt Lee (Incumbent) 23,657 57.95 +3.32
Democratic John Randall Dutton17,13341.97−3.33
Write-in 310.08+0.01
Majority6,52415.98
Turnout 40,821
Republican hold

1998

Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Curt Lee 23,000 54.63 +3.31
Democratic Jerry O. Bishop [10] 19,07245.30−3.32
Write-in 300.07+0.01
Majority3,9289.33+6.63
Turnout 42,102
Republican hold

1994

Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles Davidson 19,098 51.32 +18.48
Democratic Robert T. Wilson Jr. (Incumbent)18,09348.62−18.53
Write-in 220.06+0.05
Majority3,9282.70−31.6
Turnout 37,213
Republican gain from Democratic

1990

Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert T. Wilson Jr. (Incumbent) 23,413 67.15 −1.22
Republican Eddie Key11,45232.84+1.21
Write-in 20.01+0.01
Majority11,96134.30−2.43
Turnout 34,867
Democratic hold

1986

Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charles Bishop (Incumbent) 21,011 68.37 −7.67
Republican Charles Stalfort9,72231.63+7.74
Majority11,28936.73−15.41
Turnout 30,733
Democratic hold

1983

Alabama Senate election, 1983: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charles Bishop (Incumbent) 6,314 76.04 −23.96
Republican Loyd E. Lawson1,98423.89+23.89
Write-in 60.07+0.07
Majority4,33052.14−47.86
Turnout 8,304
Democratic hold

1982

Alabama Senate election, 1982: Senate District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charles Bishop 16,494 100.00
Majority16,494100.00
Turnout 16,494
Democratic hold

District officeholders

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election. [11]

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