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2022 Alabama Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.

The 2022 Alabama Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 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 in Montgomery.

2022 Alabama Senate election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
All 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Greg Reed Bobby Singleton
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since February 2, 2021 January 8, 2019
Leader's seat 5th 24th
Last election 27 8
Seats won 27 8
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 891,805 281,312
Percentage 72.5% 22.87%
Swing Increase 9.71% Decrease 12.18%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
President pro tempore before election

Greg Reed
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Greg Reed
Republican

A primary election on May 24, 2022, and a runoff election on June 22, 2022, determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot for the Alabama Republican Party and the Alabama Democratic Party. Libertarian candidates were nominated by party convention. This was the first time that the Libertarian Party of Alabama was on the ballot since 2002.[1] Primary election results can be obtained from the Alabama Secretary of State's website.

Following the 2018 election cycle, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 27 members, while Democrats hold eight seats.

Republicans retained control of the Alabama Senate with 27 seats after the 2022 elections.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe R May 19, 2022

Results

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Retiring incumbents

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Democrats

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  1. District 19: Priscilla Dunn retired due to health issues.[3]
  2. District 23: Malika Sanders-Fortier retired to run for governor of Alabama.[4]

Republicans

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  1. District 11: Jim McClendon retired.[5]
  2. District 12: Del Marsh retired.[6]
  3. District 31: Jimmy Holley retired.[7]

Incumbents defeated in primaries

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Republicans

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  1. District 27: Tom Whatley lost renomination to Jay Hovey.[8]

Chart of Senate members

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Tim Melson Republican Tim Melson Republican
2nd Tom Butler Republican Tom Butler Republican
3rd Arthur Orr Republican Arthur Orr Republican
4th Garlan Gudger Republican Garlan Gudger Republican
5th Greg Reed Republican Greg Reed Republican
6th Larry Stutts Republican Larry Stutts Republican
7th Sam Givhan Republican Sam Givhan Republican
8th Steve Livingston Republican Steve Livingston Republican
9th Clay Scofield Republican Clay Scofield Republican
10th Andrew Jones Republican Andrew Jones Republican
11th Jim McClendon Republican Lance Bell Republican
12th Del Marsh Republican Keith Kelley Republican
13th Randy Price Republican Randy Price Republican
14th April Weaver Republican April Weaver Republican
15th Dan Roberts 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 Merika Coleman 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 Malika Sanders-Fortier Democrat Robert Stewart Democrat
24th Bobby D. Singleton Democrat Bobby D. Singleton Democrat
25th Will Barfoot Republican Will Barfoot Republican
26th Kirk Hatcher Democrat Kirk Hatcher Democrat
27th Tom Whatley Republican Jay Hovey Republican
28th Billy Beasley Democrat Billy Beasley Democrat
29th Donnie Chesteen Republican Donnie Chesteen Republican
30th Clyde Chambliss Republican Clyde Chambliss Republican
31st Jimmy Holley Republican Josh Carnley Republican
32nd Chris Elliott Republican Chris Elliott Republican
33rd Vivian Davis Figures Democrat Vivian Davis Figures Democrat
34th Jack Williams Republican Jack Williams Republican
35th David Sessions Republican David Sessions Republican

Closest races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District Winner Margin
District 23 Democratic 8.79%

Detailed results

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

District 1

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Second term incumbent Republican Senate Tim Melson had represented the Alabama Senate 1st District since November 2014. He was challenged by construction manager John Sutherland[9] in the Republican primary after Sutherland sued to stop a 2-cent gas tax extension from being pushed through by the Lauderdale County Agricultural Authority, headed by Tim Melson, in order to build an event center just outside the city of Florence, Alabama.[10] Melson defeated Sutherland by a margin of almost 40 points.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run in the general election, leaving Melson unopposed in the general election.[12]

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Melson (incumbent)[12] 35,480 97.94%
Write-in 748 2.06%
Total votes 36,228 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama House of Representatives Republican primary election, 1st District[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Melson (incumbent) 16,564 69.23%
Republican John Sutherland 7,361 30.77%
Total votes 23,925 100%

Endorsements

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Tim Melson

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

John Sutherland

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

District 2

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First term incumbent Republican senator Tom Butler had represented the 2nd District since November 2018. He ran for reelection. Former state senator Bill Holtzclaw challenged Butler in the primary for his old seat, citing a "lack of communication" in the district during the current term.[20] Butler defeated Holtzclaw by a margin of 20 points in the primary.[11] PROJECTXYZ founder and former Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Chair Kim Caudle Lewis[21] contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 2nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Butler (incumbent)[12] 25,951 55.52%
Democratic Kim Caudle Lewis[22] 20,749 44.39%
Write-in 43 0.09%
Total votes 46,743 100%
Republican hold
2022 Alabama House of Representatives Republican primary election, 2nd District[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Butler (incumbent) 9,850 59.20%
Republican Bill Holtzclaw 6,789 40.80%
Total votes 16,639 100%

Endorsements

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Tom Butler

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Bill Holtzclaw

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]
Kim Caudle Lewis

PACs

  • The Collective PAC[24]
  • Persistence PAC[25]

Unions

District 3

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Fourth term incumbent Republican senator Arthur Orr had represented Alabama Senate 2nd District since November 2006. He ran for reelection. Retired electrical engineer Rick Chandler[28] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Orr in the general election.[29]

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 3rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur Orr (incumbent)[12] 30,578 86.49%
Libertarian Rick Chandler[29] 4,566 12.91%
Write-in 211 0.60%
Total votes 35,355 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Arthur Orr

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Rick Chandler

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]
  • LetBamaVote.org[31]

Unions

District 4

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First term incumbent Republican senator Garlan Gudger ran unopposed.[12]

2022 Alabama Senate election, 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garlan Gudger (incumbent)[12] 38,265 99.20%
Write-in 307 0.80%
Total votes 38,572 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Garlan Gudger

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 5

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Third term incumbent and President pro tempore Greg Reed ran unopposed.[12]

2022 Alabama Senate election, 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Reed (incumbent)[12] 36,159 99.19%
Write-in 296 0.81%
Total votes 36,455 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Greg Reed

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 6

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Second term incumbent Republican senator Larry Stutts had represented Alabama Senate 6th District since November 2014. United States Navy veteran Kyle Richard-Garrison[35] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Stutts in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 6th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Stutts (incumbent)[12] 30,883 86.73%
Libertarian Kyle Richard-Garrison[29] 4,598 12.91%
Write-in 129 0.36%
Total votes 35,610 100%
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Larry Stutts

PACs

Kyle Richard-Garrison

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]

Unions

District 7

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First term incumbent Republican senator Sam Givhan had represented the 7th District since November 2018. Huntsville resident and University of Montevallo alumnus Korey Wilson[36] challenged Givhan in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 7th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Givhan (incumbent)[12] 29,095 62.65%
Democratic Korey Wilson[22] 17,295 37.24%
Write-in 52 0.11%
Total votes 46,442 100%
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Sam Givhan

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Korey Wilson

Organizations

PACs

  • The Collective PAC[24]

Unions

District 8

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Second term incumbent Republican senator Steve Livingston ran unopposed.

2022 Alabama Senate election, 8th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Livingston (incumbent)[12] 33,758 98.21%
Write-in 614 1.79%
Total votes 34,372 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Steve Livingston

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 9

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Third term incumbent Republican senator Clay Scofield ran unopposed.

2022 Alabama Senate election, 9th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clay Scofield (incumbent)[12] 32,709 98.30%
Write-in 566 1.70%
Total votes 33,201 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Clay Scofield

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 10

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First term incumbent Republican senator Andrew Jones ran unopposed.

2022 Alabama Senate election, 10th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Jones (incumbent)[12] 32,153 98.17%
Write-in 598 1.83%
Total votes 32,751 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Andrew Jones

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 11

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Two-term senator Jim McClendon announced that he would retire following the 2022 elections.[5] Municipal court judge and city attorney Lance Bell[41] along with federal prison chaplain Michael Wright[42] ran in the primary to replace McClendon.[43][44] Bell stomped Wright in the primary.[11] Since no Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, Bell ran unopposed in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 11th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lance Bell 33,505 98.41%
Write-in 543 1.59%
Total votes 34,048 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 11th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lance Bell 12,586 72.97%
Republican Michael Wright 4,663 27.03%
Total votes 100

Endorsements

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Lance Bell

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

PACs

District 12

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Fifth term Republican senator Del Marsh had represented the 12th District since November 1998. He announced his retirement following the 2022 elections.[6] Lawyer Wendy Ghee Draper,[49] real estate firm owner Keith Kelley[50] and Weaver mayor Wayne Willis[51] all ran in the primary to replace Marsh. During the campaign, a ballot challenge was filed against Draper due to her past donations to prominent Democrats.[52] However, the Alabama Republican Party allowed her to remain on the ballot.[53] In the primary, no candidate more than half of the total vote, so Draper and Kelley advanced to a runoff.[11] In the runoff, Kelley defeated Draper by a ten-point margin.[54] Certified public accountant Danny McCullars[55] was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 12th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Kelley[12] 28,786 73.61%
Democratic Danny McCullars[22] 10,271 26.26%
Write-in 49 0.13%
Total votes 39,106 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff election, 12th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy Ghee Draper 5,235 44.78%
Republican Keith Kelley 6,456 55.22%
Total votes 11,691 100%
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 12th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy Ghee Draper 7,083 39.28%
Republican Keith Kelley 6,387 35.42%
Republican Wayne Willis 4,560 25.29%
Total votes 18,030 100

Endorsements

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Keith Kelley

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

PACs

Danny McCullars

Unions

District 13

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First term incumbent Republican senator Randy Price had represented the 13th District since November 2018. He ran for reelection. Retired firefighter and pastor John Coker[59] challenged price in the primary election. Price defeated Coker in the primary.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Price unopposed in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 13th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Price (incumbent)[12] 31,759 98.15%
Write-in 597 1.85%
Total votes 32,356 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 13th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Price (incumbent) 14,888 78.66%
Republican John Coker 4,039 21.34%
Total votes 100

Endorsements

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Randy Price

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

John Coker

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

District 14

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April Weaver ran unopposed for her first full term after being appointed to succeed Cam Ward in 2021.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 14th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican April Weaver (incumbent)[12] 31,917 97.40%
Write-in 852 2.60%
Total votes 32,769 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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April Weaver

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 15

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First term incumbent Republican Senate Dan Roberts had represented Alabama Senate 15th District since November 2018. Urologist Brian Christine[61] challenged Roberts in the Republican primary. Roberts defeated Christine by a spread of twenty points.[11] Michael Crump was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 15th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Roberts (incumbent)[12] 35,704 85.55%
Libertarian Michael Crump[29] 5,771 13.83%
Write-in 260 0.62%
Total votes 41,735 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 15th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Roberts (incumbent) 11,980 59.33%
Republican Brian Christine 8,212 40.67%
Total votes 20,192 100

Endorsements

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Dan Roberts

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Brian Christine

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]
Michael Crump

Unions

District 16

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Ninth term incumbent Republican senator J. T. Waggoner ran unopposed in the 16th District, which he had represented since February 1990. Waggoner had been in and out of Alabama government continuously since 1966.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 16th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner (incumbent)[12] 33,719 96.11%
Write-in 1,365 3.89%
Total votes 35,084 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Jabo Waggoner

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 17

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Third term incumbent Republican Senateor Shay Shelnutt had represented the 17th District since November 2018. He ran for reelection. United States Marine Corps veteran Mike Dunn[62] challenged Shelnutt in the primary after withdrawing from the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.[63] Shelnutt defeated Dunn by a forty-point margin in that election. John Fortenberry was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 17th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shay Shelnutt (incumbent)[12] 38,137 90.95%
Libertarian John Fortenberry[29] 3,675 8.76%
Write-in 122 0.29%
Total votes 41,934 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 17th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shay Shelnutt (incumbent) 14,338 68.53%
Republican Mike Dunn 6,583 31.47%
Total votes 20,921 100

Endorsements

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Shay Shelnutt

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

John Fortenberry

Unions

District 18

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Eighth term incumbent Democratic senator Rodger Smitherman ran unopposed; he had represented the 18th District since February 1994.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 18th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rodger Smitherman (incumbent)[22] 28,642 98.78%
Write-in 355 1.22
Total votes 28,997 100
Democratic hold

Endorsements

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Rodger Smitherman

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 19

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Fourth term Democratic senator Priscilla Dunn had represented Alabama Senate 19th District since 2009. She announced she would not run in the 2022 elections after her failing health caused her to miss most of the preceding legislative session.[3] State Representatives Louise Alexander[65] and Merika Coleman[66] ran in the primary to replace Dunn. Coleman beat Alexander in the primary.[67] Automotive technician Danny Wilson[68] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 19th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Merika Coleman[22] 26,369 86.52%
Libertarian Danny Wilson[29] 3,904 12.81%
Write-in 204 0.67%
Total votes 30,477 100
Democratic hold
2022 Alabama Senate Democratic primary election, 19th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Alexander 4,002 27.84%
Democratic Merika Coleman 10,371 72.16%
Total votes 14,373 100

Endorsements

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Merika Coleman

PACs

Unions

Danny Wilson

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]
  • LetBamaVote.org[31]

District 20

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Fifth term incumbent Democratic senator Linda Coleman-Madison had represented Alabama Senate 20th District since February 2006. She was challenged by perennial candidate Rodney Huntley[69] in the primary election. Coleman-Madison beat Huntley.[67] No Republicans or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Coleman-Madison unopposed in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 20th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison (incumbent)[22] 27,567 98.54%
Write-in 409 1.46%
Total votes 27,941 100
Democratic hold
2022 Alabama Senate Democratic primary election, 20th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison (incumbent) 11,267 87.29%
Democratic Rodney Huntley 1,640 12.71%
Total votes 12,907 100

Endorsements

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Linda Coleman-Madison

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 21

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Third term incumbent Republican senator Gerald Allen had represented the 21st District since November 2010. He ran for reelection. Gary, Indiana native and Democratic activist Lisa Ward[70] was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 21st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Allen (incumbent)[12] 21,962 65.97%
Democratic Lisa Ward[22] 11,198 33.63%
Write-in 132 0.40%
Total votes 33,239 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Gerald Allen

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Lisa Ward

Individuals

PACs

Unions

District 22

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Second term incumbent Republican senator Greg Albritton had represented the 22nd District since November 2018. He ran for reelection. Retired United States Army chaplain Stephen Sexton[73] challenged Albritton in the primary, receiving one third of the vote.[11]

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 22nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Albritton (incumbent)[12] 32,880 98.79%
Write-in 404 1.21%
Total votes 33,177 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 22nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Albritton (incumbent) 12,360 66.11%
Republican Stephen Sexton 6,337 33.89%
Total votes 18,697 100

Endorsements

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Greg Albritton

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Stephen Sexton

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

District 23

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First term Democratic senator Malika Sanders-Fortier retired to run in the 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election,[4] eventually losing in a runoff to Yolanda Flowers. Former Selma mayor Darrio Melton, former Democratic state senator and Sanders-Fortier's father Hank Sanders, former candidate for Selma mayor Thayer Spencer and accountant Robert Stewart all ran in the primary to replace Sanders-Fortier.[74] However, no candidate won more than half of the vote so Sanders and Stewart advanced to a runoff.[67] In the runoff, Stewart defeated Sanders by about ten percentage points.[75] Butler County School Board member Michael Nimmer was nominated by the Republican Party, and political consultant Portia Shepherd[76] was nominated by the Libertarian Party to run for the seat.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 23rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Stewart[22] 25,953 53.39%
Republican Michael Nimmer[12] 21,682 44.60%
Libertarian Portia Shepherd[29] 959 1.97%
Write-in 18 0.04%
Total votes 48,612 100
Democratic hold
2022 Alabama Senate Democratic primary runoff election, 23rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hank Sanders 6,602 44.44%
Democratic Robert L. Stewart 8,255 55.56%
Total votes 14,857 100%
2022 Alabama Senate Democratic primary election, 23rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrio Melton 5,543 23.29%
Democratic Hank Sanders 10,634 44.68%
Democratic Thayer "Bear" Spencer 456 1.91%
Democratic Robert Stewart 7,166 30.11%
Total votes 23,799 100

Endorsements

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Robert Stewart

Organizations

  • Alabama Forestry Association[56]

PACs

Unions

Portia Shepherd

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]

District 24

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Fifth term incumbent Democratic senator and Minority Leader Bobby Singleton had represented the 24th District since 2005. Demopolis native Richard Benderson was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Singleton in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 24th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Singleton (incumbent)[22] 25,440 82.04%
Libertarian Richard Benderson[29] 5,311 17.13%
Write-in 259 0.83%
Total votes 31,010 100
Democratic hold

Endorsements

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Bobby Singleton

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

Richard Benderson

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]

District 25

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First term incumbent Republican senator Will Barfoot had represented the 25th District since November 2018. Retired Alabama Department of Public Health statistician and Holt native Louie Albert Woolbright[77] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 25th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Barfoot (incumbent)[12] 32,640 85.27%
Libertarian Louie Albert Woolbright[29] 5,394 14.09%
Write-in 243 0.64%
Total votes 38,277 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Will Barfoot

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Louie Albert Woolbright

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]

Unions

District 26

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Kirk Hatcher ran for his first full term unopposed after succeeding David Burkette in 2021.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 26th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher (incumbent)[22] 25,901 98.47%
Write-in 403 1.53%
Total votes 26,304 100
Democratic hold

Endorsements

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Kirk Hatcher

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

District 27

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Three term incumbent Republican senator Tom Whatley was controversially defeated in the primary by Auburn city councilman Jay Hovey by a single vote.[11] Shortly after, a New York Times editorial emerged telling a story of how a creative writing professor at Auburn University had convinced a substantial amount of avowed Democrats to vote in the Republican primary for Hovey due to Whatley's "abhorrent" record on legislation regarding abortion.[78] After this article emerged, Whatley declared himself "the rightful winner" of the election and produced a testimony from a single voter still registered in Georgia who stated they would have voted for Whatley if they were able.[79] However, Whatley soon conceded the election to Hovey before an official recount could be conducted at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters.[80] This election will likely lead to the Alabama Legislature passing laws requiring closed primary elections in last legislative session of the 2022 calendar year.[needs update] United States Army Human Resources Officer Sherri Reese[81] was nominated by the Democratic Party and challenged Hovey in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 27th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Hovey[12] 26,014 70.17%
Democratic Sherri Reese[22] 10,996 29.66%
Write-in 63 0.17%
Total votes 37,073 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 27th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Whatley (incumbent) 8,372 49.99%
Republican Jay Hovey 8,373 50.01%
Total votes 16,745 100

Endorsements

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Jay Hovey

Organizations

  • Alabama Forestry Association[47]

PACs

Tom Whatley

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

  • Alabama REALTORSPAC[14] (switched endorsement to Hovey)
  • Alabama RetailPAC[15]
  • NFIB AlabamaPAC[18]
Sherri Reese

Unions

District 28

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Third term incumbent Democratic senator Billy Beasley had represented the 20th District since November 2010. Tuskegee mayor pro tempore Frank "Chris" Lee[82] challenged Beasley in the primary. Beasley narrowly defeated Lee in the primary election.[67] Dothan native David Boatwright was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 28th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Billy Beasley (incumbent)[22] 21,252 80.72%
Libertarian David Boatwright[29] 4,837 18.37%
Write-in 240 0.91%
Total votes 26,329 100
Democratic hold
2022 Alabama Senate Democratic primary election, 28th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Billy Beasley (incumbent) 6,752 61.27%
Democratic Frank "Chris" Lee 4,267 38.72%
Total votes 11,019 100

Endorsements

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Billy Beasley

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Unions

David Boatwright

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]
  • LetBamaVote.org[31]

District 29

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First term Republican senator Donnie Chesteen had represented the 29th District since November 2018. Former state representative Nathan Mathis[83] was nominated by the Democratic Party, and Daleville native Floyd "Pete" McBroom was nominated by the Libertarian Party to run for the seat.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 29th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donnie Chesteen (incumbent)[12] 31,576 81.36%
Democratic Nathan Mathis[22] 6,476 16.69%
Libertarian Floyd "Pete" McBroom[29] 737 1.90%
Write-in 20 0.05%
Total votes 38,809 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Donnie Chesteen

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Nathan Mathis

Unions

Floyd "Pete" McBroom

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]
  • LetBamaVote.org[31]

District 30

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Second term incumbent Republican Senate Clyde Chambliss haf represented the 30th District since 2014. He ran unopposed.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 30th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clyde Chambliss Jr. (incumbent)[12] 29,225 97.98%
Write-in 602 2.02%
Total votes 29,827 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Clyde Chambliss

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 31

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Sixth term incumbent Republican senator Jimmy Holley had represented the 31st District since November 1998. He announced his retirement following the 2022 election cycle.[7] Coffee County Commissioner Josh Carnley, aircraft mechanic "Stormin'" Norman Horton, and State Representative Mike Jones all ran in the primary to replace Holley.[85] Carnley cleared the field without needing a runoff.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Carnley unopposed in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 31st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Carnley[12] 30,618 98.88%
Write-in 348 1.12%
Total votes 30,966 100
Republican hold
2022 Alabama Senate Republican primary election, 31st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Carnley 12,446 50.21%
Republican "Stormin'" Norman Horton 2,332 9.41%
Republican Mike Jones Jr. 10,010 40.38%
Total votes 24,788 100

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Josh Carnley

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[19]

PACs

Mike Jones

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

  • Alabama REALTORSPAC[14] (switched endorsement to Carnley)
  • FarmPAC[46]
  • ProgressPAC[48]
  • TRUK PAC[86]

District 32

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First term incumbent Republican senator Chris Elliott ran unopposed in the 32nd district.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 32nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Elliott (incumbent)[12] 41,073 98.16%
Write-in 768 1.84%
Total votes 41,841 100
Republican hold

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Chris Elliott

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 33

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Seventh term incumbent Democratic senator Vivian Figures had represented the 29th District since 1997. Retired United States Navy CO and commercial real estate broker Pete Riehm[87] was nominated by the Republican Party and contested the district in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 33rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vivian Figures (incumbent)[22] 23,203 66.95%
Republican Pete Riehm[12] 11,401 32.90%
Write-in 51 0.15%
Total votes 34,655 100
Democratic hold

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Vivian Figures

PACs

  • Alabama REALTORSPAC[14]

Unions

Pete Riehm

PACs

District 34

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First term incumbent Republican senator Jack Williams ran unopposed in the 34th district.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 34th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Williams (incumbent)[12] 27,043 97.56%
Write-in 676 2.44%
Total votes 27,719 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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Jack Williams

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

District 35

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First-term incumbent Republican Senator David Sessions had represented the 35th district since 2018. The Libertarian Party nominated systems analyst Clifton Hudson,[88] who challenged Sessions in the general election.

2022 Alabama Senate general election, 35th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Sessions (incumbent)[12] 27,133 85.30%
Libertarian Clifton Hudson[29] 4,488 14.11%
Write-in 189 0.59%
Total votes 31,635 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

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David Sessions

Organizations

  • Manufacture Alabama[13]

PACs

Clifton Hudson

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[30]

Unions

See also

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References

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