State legislatures / Alabama

Alabama Senate

Party seats now, after each election since 1970, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 8, Republicans 27. 35 seats; 18 for a majority.
Democrats 8Republicans 27

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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District map

Democrat 8Republican 27

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Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1970-2022

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
2022827035Republican majority
2018827035Republican majority
2014827035Republican majority
20101222135Republican majority
20062312035Democratic majority
20022510035Democratic majority
19982411035Democratic majority
19942312035Democratic majority
1990287035Democratic majority
1986305035Democratic majority
1983284335Democratic majority
1982323035Democratic majority
1978350035Democratic majority
1974350035Democratic majority
1970350035Democratic majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2022: 35 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1TIM MELSONRepublican97.9%
2TOM BUTLERRepublican55.5%
3ARTHUR ORRRepublican86.5%
4GARLAN GUDGERRepublican99.2%
5GREG J REEDRepublican99.2%
6LARRY STUTTSRepublican86.7%
7SAM GIVHANRepublican62.6%
8STEVE LIVINGSTONRepublican98.2%
9CLAY SCOFIELDRepublican98.3%
10ANDREW JONESRepublican98.2%
11LANCE BELLRepublican98.4%
12KEITH KELLEYRepublican73.6%
13RANDY PRICERepublican98.2%
14APRIL WEAVERRepublican97.4%
15DAN ROBERTSRepublican85.5%
16JT "JABO" WAGGONERRepublican96.1%
17SHAY SHELNUTTRepublican91.0%
18RODGER M SMITHERMANDemocrat98.8%
19MERIKA COLEMANDemocrat86.5%
20LINDA COLEMAN-MADISONDemocrat98.5%
21GERALD ALLENRepublican66.0%
22GREG ALBRITTONRepublican98.8%
23ROBERT L STEWARTDemocrat53.4%
24BOBBY SINGLETONDemocrat82.0%
25WILL BARFOOTRepublican85.3%
26KIRK HATCHERDemocrat98.5%
27JAY HOVEYRepublican70.2%
28BILLY BEASLEYDemocrat80.7%
29DONNIE CHESTEENRepublican81.4%
30CLYDE CHAMBLISS JRRepublican98.0%
31JOSH CARNLEYRepublican98.9%
32CHRIS ELLIOTTRepublican98.2%
33VIVIAN DAVIS FIGURESDemocrat67.0%
34JACK WILLIAMSRepublican97.6%
35DAVID SESSIONSRepublican85.3%
2018: 35 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1TIM MELSONRepublican67.7%
2TOM BUTLERRepublican54.3%
3ARTHUR ORRRepublican97.3%
4GARLAN GUDGERRepublican99.2%
5GREG J REEDRepublican98.8%
6LARRY STUTTSRepublican50.9%
7SAM GIVHANRepublican55.2%
8STEVE LIVINGSTONRepublican98.3%
9CLAY SCOFIELDRepublican98.6%
10ANDREW JONESRepublican60.6%
11JIM MCCLENDONRepublican76.0%
12DEL MARSHRepublican64.5%
13RANDY PRICERepublican71.1%
14CAM WARDRepublican72.6%
15DAN ROBERTSRepublican97.4%
16JT "JABO" WAGGONERRepublican62.9%
17SHAY SHELNUTTRepublican98.3%
18RODGER M SMITHERMANDemocrat98.3%
19PRISCILLA DUNNDemocrat98.2%
20LINDA COLEMAN-MADISONDemocrat98.3%
21GERALD ALLENRepublican67.5%
22GREG ALBRITTONRepublican99.0%
23MALIKA SANDERS-FORTIERDemocrat66.0%
24BOBBY SINGLETONDemocrat98.5%
25WILL BARFOOTRepublican61.2%
26DAVID "COACH" BURKETTEDemocrat80.2%
27TOM WHATLEYRepublican59.0%
28BILLY BEASLEYDemocrat97.5%
29DONNIE CHESTEENRepublican93.2%
30CLYDE CHAMBLISS JRRepublican98.1%
31JIMMY W HOLLEYRepublican98.7%
32CHRIS ELLIOTTRepublican75.0%
33VIVIAN DAVIS FIGURESDemocrat98.6%
34JACK WILLIAMSRepublican97.8%
35DAVID SESSIONSRepublican67.6%

Not available: 2024, 2020, 2016.

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.