The 2010 Alabama Senate election was held on November 2, 2010. Voters in all 35 districts of the Alabama State Senate voted for their representatives. Other elections were also held on November 2. Republicans gained 9 seats, taking control of the chamber, while the Democrats lost 10 seats.
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All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold Independent hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview edit
2010 Alabama Senate elections | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Before | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 788,738 | 56.9% | 14 | 22 | 8 | |||
Democratic | 565,026 | 40.8% | 20 | 12 | 8 | |||
Independent | 23,800 | 1.7% | 1 | 1 | ||||
Write-In | 7,532 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 1,385,096 | 100.0% | 35 | 35 | — |
Results edit
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 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tammy Irons | 23,178 | 55.9 | |
Republican | Jerry Freeman | 18,266 | 44.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 20 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 41,464 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Holtzclaw | 33,050 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | Tom Butler (incumbent) | 23,060 | 41.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 20 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 56,145 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur Orr (incumbent) | 39,245 | 98.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 429 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 39,674 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bussman | 25,621 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Zeb Little (incumbent) | 18,733 | 42.2 | |
Independent | Write-In | 83 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 44,437 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Reed (incumbent) | 33,500 | 73.2 | |
Democratic | Brett Wadsworth | 12,213 | 26.7 | |
Independent | Write-In | 33 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 45,746 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roger Bedford Jr. (incumbent) | 18,692 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Jim Bonner | 16,304 | 46.5 | |
Independent | Write-In | 27 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 35,023 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul L. Sanford (incumbent) | 25,333 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | Jeff Enfinger | 20,819 | 45.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 28 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 46,180 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shadrack McGill | 20,603 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Lowell Barron (incumbent) | 20,016 | 49.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 177 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 40,796 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Scofield | 30,834 | 68.8 | |
Democratic | Tim Mitchell | 13,933 | 31.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 47 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 44,814 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Williams | 20,249 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Larry Means (incumbent) | 17,459 | 46.2 | |
Independent | Write-In | 51 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 37,759 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jerry L. Fielding | 19,929 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Ray Robbins | 17,323 | 46.4 | |
Independent | Write-In | 56 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 37,308 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Del Marsh (incumbent) | 26,714 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Wallace Wyatt, Jr. | 15,210 | 36.2 | |
Independent | Write-In | 42 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 41,966 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gerald Dial | 18,800 | 50.4 | |
Democratic | Greg Varner | 18,443 | 49.5 | |
Independent | Write-In | 50 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 37,293 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cam Ward | 42,511 | 98.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 460 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 42,971 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Slade Blackwell | 46,018 | 98.8 | |
Independent | Write-In | 557 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 46,575 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner | 43,604 | 98.5 | |
Independent | Write-In | 676 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 44,280 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Beason (incumbent) | 38,777 | 81.1 | |
Democratic | T. E. "Tommy" Hudson | 8,973 | 18.8 | |
Independent | Write-In | 55 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 47,805 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rodger M. Smitherman (incumbent) | 25,154 | 98.3 | |
Independent | Write-In | 431 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 25,585 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Priscilla Dunn | 29,227 | 98.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 324 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 29,551 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Coleman (incumbent) | 28,282 | 99.1 | |
Independent | Write-In | 263 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 28,545 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gerald Allen | 20,528 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Phil Poole (incumbent) | 19,509 | 48.7 | |
Independent | Write-In | 55 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 40,092 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marc Keahey | 24,785 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Danny B. Joyner | 19,939 | 44.6 | |
Independent | Write-In | 31 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 44,755 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Sanders (incumbent) | 30,322 | 97.7 | |
Independent | Write-In | 724 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 31,046 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (incumbent) | 30,803 | 98.3 | |
Independent | Write-In | 521 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 31,324 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick L. Brewbaker | 38,919 | 72.9 | |
Democratic | Doug "Smitty" Smith | 14,425 | 27.0 | |
Independent | Write-In | 50 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 53,394 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quinton T. Ross, Jr. (incumbent) | 28,703 | 97.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 615 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 29,318 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Whatley | 21,245 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | T.D. (Ted) Little (incumbent) | 17,379 | 44.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 77 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 38,701 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Billy Beasley | 28,619 | 70.4 | |
Republican | Kim West | 12,033 | 29.6 | |
Independent | Write-In | 27 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 40,679 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Harri Anne Smith (incumbent) | 23,800 | 55.2 | |
Republican | George Flowers | 19,225 | 44.6 | |
Independent | Write-In | 84 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 43,109 | 100.0 | ||
Independent hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Taylor | 25,868 | 57.0 | |
Democratic | "Walking" Wendell Mitchell (incumbent) | 19,506 | 43.0 | |
Independent | Write-In | 33 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 45,407 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jimmy W. Holley (incumbent) | 29,301 | 98.2 | |
Independent | Write-In | 536 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 29,837 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trip Pittman | 42,365 | 98.8 | |
Independent | Write-In | 497 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 42,862 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures (incumbent) | 23,241 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Brad Moser | 8,419 | 26.6 | |
Independent | Write-In | 32 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 31,692 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rusty Glover (incumbent) | 34,325 | 98.8 | |
Independent | Write-In | 391 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 34,716 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ben Brooks (incumbent) | 18,307 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Scott A. Buzbee | 12,653 | 40.9 | |
Independent | Write-In | 11 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 30,971 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |