Alabama's 8th Senate district

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Alabama's 8th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Steve Livingston
R Scottsboro
Demographics81.3%  White
7.3%  Black
6.2%  Hispanic
0.5%  Asian
Population (2022)149,611
Notes [1]

Alabama's 8th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Steve Livingston, the Senate Majority Leader, since 2014.

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Geography

ElectionMapCounties in District
AlSen2022District8.svg Jackson, portions of DeKalb, Madison
Alabama Senate District 8 (2018).svg Jackson, portions of DeKalb, Madison
Alabama Senate District 8 (2014).svg Jackson, portions of DeKalb, Madison
Alabama Senate District 8 (2002).svg Jackson, DeKalb, portion of Madison

Election history

2022

Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 8 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Livingston (Incumbent) 33,758 98.21 −0.12
Write-in 6141.79+0.12
Majority33,14496.43−0.22
Turnout 34,372
Republican hold

2018

Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 8 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Livingston (Incumbent) 37,913 98.33 +26.17
Write-in 6451.67+1.48
Majority37,26896.65
Turnout 38,558
Republican hold

2014

Alabama Senate election, 2014: Senate District 8 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Livingston 24,332 72.16 +21.66
Democratic Horace Clemmons9,32227.65−21.41
Write-in 640.19-0.24
Majority15,01044.52+43.08
Turnout 33,718
Republican hold

2010

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 8 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Shadrack McGill 20,603 50.50 +7.15
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent)20,01649.06−7.44
Write-in 1770.43+0.28
Majority5871.44−11.72
Turnout 40,796
Republican gain from Democratic

2006

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 8 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 19,364 56.50 −1.70
Republican Don Stout14,85543.35+1.73
Write-in 510.15-0.03
Majority4,50913.16−3.43
Turnout 34,270
Democratic hold

2002

Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 8 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 19,890 58.20 −3.83
Republican David Hammonds14,22241.62+3.70
Write-in 610.18+0.13
Majority5,66816.59−7.41
Turnout 34,173
Democratic hold

1998

Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 19,986 62.03 −37.87
Republican J. Roger Culpepper12,22037.92+37.92
Write-in 160.05-0.05
Majority7,76624.10−75.70
Turnout 32,222
Democratic hold

1994

Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 17,142 99.90 +0.18
Write-in 170.10-0.18
Majority17,12599.80+0.35
Turnout 17,159
Democratic hold

1990

Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 20,618 99.72 −0.28
Write-in 570.28+0.28
Majority20,56199.45−0.55
Turnout 20,675
Democratic hold

1986

Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 17,582 100.00 +44.49
Majority17,582100.00+88.88
Turnout 17,582
Democratic hold

1983

Alabama Senate election, 1983: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent, Write-In) 7,496 55.51 −44.46
Democratic J. David Stout5,99444.39+44.39
N/A Write-in (all others)140.10+0.07
Majority1,50211.12
Turnout 13,504
Democratic hold

This remains the only occasion that a write-in candidate has won election to the Alabama Legislature. [9]

1982

Alabama Senate election, 1982: Senate District 8 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron 19,866 99.97
Write-in 50.03
Majority19,86199.95
Turnout 19,871
Democratic hold

District officeholders

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election. [10]

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