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.
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. 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 SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Results
2022 Alabama Senate election resultsParty Races Seats Aggregate votes 2018 general Change No. Percent No. Percent Seats Vote % Seats Vote %Republican 29 27 77.14% 891,805 72.50% 27 62.79% — +9.71%Democratic 14 8 22.86% 281,312 22.86% 8 35.05% — −12.19%Libertarian1100.00% 44,2403.60% — Write-in00.00% 12,7361.04% 0 0.97% — −0.07% Totals 54 35 1,230,093 100%35—35— Turnout 1,423,409 38.60% — 49.92% — −11.32% Registered voters 3,687,753
Retiring incumbents Democrats District 19: Priscilla Dunn retired due to health issues. District 23: Malika Sanders-Fortier retired to run for governor of Alabama.
Republicans District 11: Jim McClendon retired. District 12: Del Marsh retired. District 31: Jimmy Holley retired.
Incumbents defeated in primaries Republicans District 27: Tom Whatley lost renomination to Jay Hovey.
Chart of Senate members DistrictIncumbent PartyElected 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 Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: District Winner Margin District 23 Democratic 8.79%
Detailed results 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 __NOTOC__
District 1 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 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. Melson defeated Sutherland by a margin of almost 40 points. No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run in the general election, leaving Melson unopposed in the general election.
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District 2 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. Butler defeated Holtzclaw by a margin of 20 points in the primary. PROJECTXYZ founder and former Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Chair Kim Caudle Lewis contested the district in the general election.
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District 3 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 was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Orr in the general election.
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District 4 First term incumbent Republican senator Garlan Gudger ran unopposed.
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District 5 Third term incumbent and President pro tempore Greg Reed ran unopposed.
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District 6 Second term incumbent Republican senator Larry Stutts had represented Alabama Senate 6th District since November 2014. United States Navy veteran Kyle Richard-Garrison was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Stutts in the general election.
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District 7 First term incumbent Republican senator Sam Givhan had represented the 7th District since November 2018. Huntsville resident and University of Montevallo alumnus Korey Wilson challenged Givhan in the general election.
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District 8 Second term incumbent Republican senator Steve Livingston ran unopposed.
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District 9 Third term incumbent Republican senator Clay Scofield ran unopposed.
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District 10 First term incumbent Republican senator Andrew Jones ran unopposed.
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District 11 Two-term senator Jim McClendon announced that he would retire following the 2022 elections. Municipal court judge and city attorney Lance Bell along with federal prison chaplain Michael Wright ran in the primary to replace McClendon. Bell stomped Wright in the primary. Since no Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, Bell ran unopposed in the general election.
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District 12 Fifth term Republican senator Del Marsh had represented the 12th District since November 1998. He announced his retirement following the 2022 elections. Lawyer Wendy Ghee Draper, real estate firm owner Keith Kelley and Weaver mayor Wayne Willis 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. However, the Alabama Republican Party allowed her to remain on the ballot. In the primary, no candidate more than half of the total vote, so Draper and Kelley advanced to a runoff. In the runoff, Kelley defeated Draper by a ten-point margin. Certified public accountant Danny McCullars was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.
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District 13 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 challenged price in the primary election. Price defeated Coker in the primary. No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Price unopposed in the general election.
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District 14 April Weaver ran unopposed for her first full term after being appointed to succeed Cam Ward in 2021.
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District 15 First term incumbent Republican Senate Dan Roberts had represented Alabama Senate 15th District since November 2018. Urologist Brian Christine challenged Roberts in the Republican primary. Roberts defeated Christine by a spread of twenty points. Michael Crump was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
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District 16 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.
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District 17 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 challenged Shelnutt in the primary after withdrawing from the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama. 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.
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District 18 Eighth term incumbent Democratic senator Rodger Smitherman ran unopposed; he had represented the 18th District since February 1994.
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District 19 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. State Representatives Louise Alexander and Merika Coleman ran in the primary to replace Dunn. Coleman beat Alexander in the primary. Automotive technician Danny Wilson was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
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District 20 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 in the primary election. Coleman-Madison beat Huntley. No Republicans or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Coleman-Madison unopposed in the general election.
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District 21 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 was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.
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District 22 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 challenged Albritton in the primary, receiving one third of the vote.
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