The 2018 Alabama Senate elections took place on November 3, 2018, as part of the 2018 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.
A primary election on June 5, 2018, and a runoff election on July 17, 2018, determined which candidates would appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Alabama Secretary of State's website.
Following the 2014 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with a 27-seat majority—26 Republican members and onw independent who caucuses with the Republicans. Democrats held eight seats following the 2014 elections.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to gain 10 Senate seats.
The election resulted in the Republican Party holding all previously held seats and taking a seat previously held by an independent who caucused with the Republicans, leading to no effective shift in control of the chamber. The Republicans also gained slightly in the popular vote compared to the 2014 elections.
Summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party1st1st Tim Melson Republican Tim Melson Republican2nd2nd Bill Holtzclaw Republican Tom Butler Republican3rd3rd Arthur Orr Republican Arthur Orr Republican4th4th Paul Bussman Republican Garlan Gudger Republican5th5th Greg Reed Republican Greg Reed Republican6th6th Larry Stutts Republican Larry Stutts Republican7th7th Paul Sanford Republican Sam Givhan Republican8th8th Steve Livingston Republican Steve Livingston Republican9th9th Clay Scofield Republican Clay Scofield Republican10th10th Phil Williams Republican Andrew Jones Republican11th11th Jim McClendon Republican Jim McClendon Republican12th12th Del Marsh Republican Del Marsh Republican13th13th Gerald Dial Republican Randy Price Republican14th14th Cam Ward Republican Cam Ward Republican15th15th Mark Slade Blackwell Republican Dan Roberts Republican16th16th J. T. Waggoner Republican J. T. Waggoner Republican17th17th Shay Shelnutt Republican Shay Shelnutt Republican18th18th Rodger Smitherman Democrat Rodger Smitherman Democrat19th19th Priscilla Dunn Democrat Priscilla Dunn Democrat20th20th Linda Coleman-Madison Democrat Linda Coleman-Madison Democrat21st21st Gerald H. Allen Republican Gerald H. Allen Republican22nd22nd Greg Albritton Republican Greg Albritton Republican23rd23rd Hank Sanders Democrat Malika Sanders-Fortier Democrat24th24th Bobby D. Singleton Democrat Bobby D. Singleton Democrat25th25th Dick Brewbaker Republican Will Barfoot Republican26th26th David Burkette Democrat David Burkette Democrat27th27th Tom Whatley Republican Tom Whatley Republican28th28th Billy Beasley Democrat Billy Beasley Democrat29th29th Harri Anne Smith Independent Donnie Chesteen Republican30th30th Clyde Chambliss Republican Clyde Chambliss Republican31st31st Jimmy Holley Republican Jimmy Holley Republican32nd32nd Trip Pittman Republican Chris Elliott Republican33rd33rd Vivian Davis Figures Democrat Vivian Davis Figures Democrat34th34th Rusty Glover Republican Jack Williams Republican35th35th Bill Hightower Republican David Sessions Republican
Closest races District Winner Margin District 2 Republican 8.986% District 6 Republican 1.988% District 7 Republican 10.485% District 27 Republican 18.171%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 8, 2018
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See also 2018 United States elections 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election 2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 2018 Alabama Attorney General election 2018 Alabama State Treasurer election 2018 Alabama State Auditor election 2018 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries election 2018 Alabama Public Service Commission election 2018 Alabama Secretary of State election 2018 Alabama House of Representatives election 2018 Alabama elections Supreme Court of Alabama elections List of Alabama state legislatures
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