2010 Alabama Senate election

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2010 Alabama Senate elections
Flag of Alabama.svg
 2006November 2, 2010 2014  

All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Del Marsh Roger Bedford Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 12th-Anniston 6th-Russellville
Seats before14+120
Seats after22+112
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 8
Popular vote788,738565,026
Percentage56.9%40.8%

2010 Alabama State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold     Independent hold

President pro tempore before election

Rodger Smitherman
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Del Marsh
Republican

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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Overview

2010 Alabama Senate elections
PartyVotesPercentageBeforeAfter+/–
Republican 788,73856.9%1422Increase2.svg 8
Democratic 565,02640.8%2012Decrease2.svg 8
Independent 23,8001.7%11Steady2.svg
Write-In 7,5320.5%00Steady2.svg
Totals1,385,096100.0%3535

Results

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

District 1

Alabama's 1st Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tammy Irons 23,178 55.9
Republican Jerry Freeman18,26644.1
Independent Write-In 200.0
Total votes41,464 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Alabama's 2nd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Holtzclaw 33,050 58.9
Democratic Tom Butler (incumbent)23,06041.1
Independent Write-In 200.0
Total votes56,145 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Alabama's 3rd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur Orr (incumbent) 39,245 98.9
Independent Write-In 4291.1
Total votes39,674 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Alabama's 4th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Bussman 25,621 57.7
Democratic Zeb Little (incumbent)18,73342.2
Independent Write-In 830.2
Total votes44,437 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

Alabama's 5th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Reed (incumbent) 33,500 73.2
Democratic Brett Wadsworth12,21326.7
Independent Write-In 330.1
Total votes45,746 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

Alabama's 6th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. (incumbent) 18,692 53.4
Republican Jim Bonner16,30446.5
Independent Write-In 270.1
Total votes35,023 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

Alabama's 7th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul L. Sanford (incumbent) 25,333 54.9
Democratic Jeff Enfinger20,81945.1
Independent Write-In 280.1
Total votes46,180 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Alabama's 8th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shadrack McGill 20,603 50.5
Democratic Lowell Barron (incumbent)20,01649.1
Independent Write-In 1770.4
Total votes40,796 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Alabama's 9th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Scofield 30,834 68.8
Democratic Tim Mitchell13,93331.1
Independent Write-In 470.1
Total votes44,814 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Alabama's 10th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Williams 20,249 53.6
Democratic Larry Means (incumbent)17,45946.2
Independent Write-In 510.1
Total votes37,759 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

Alabama's 11th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry L. Fielding 19,929 53.4
Republican Ray Robbins17,32346.4
Independent Write-In 560.2
Total votes37,308 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

Alabama's 12th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del Marsh (incumbent) 26,714 63.7
Democratic Wallace Wyatt, Jr.15,21036.2
Independent Write-In 420.1
Total votes41,966 100.0
Republican hold

District 13

Alabama's 13th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Dial 18,800 50.4
Democratic Greg Varner18,44349.5
Independent Write-In 500.1
Total votes37,293 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

Alabama's 14th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cam Ward 42,511 98.9
Independent Write-In 4601.1
Total votes42,971 100.0
Republican hold

District 15

Alabama's 15th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Slade Blackwell 46,018 98.8
Independent Write-In 5571.2
Total votes46,575 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Alabama's 16th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner 43,604 98.5
Independent Write-In 6761.5
Total votes44,280 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Alabama's 17th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Beason (incumbent) 38,777 81.1
Democratic T. E. "Tommy" Hudson8,97318.8
Independent Write-In 550.1
Total votes47,805 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

Alabama's 18th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rodger M. Smitherman (incumbent) 25,154 98.3
Independent Write-In 4311.7
Total votes25,585 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

Alabama's 19th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Priscilla Dunn 29,227 98.9
Independent Write-In 3241.1
Total votes29,551 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

Alabama's 20th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Coleman (incumbent) 28,282 99.1
Independent Write-In 2630.9
Total votes28,545 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Alabama's 21st Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Allen 20,528 51.2
Democratic Phil Poole (incumbent)19,50948.7
Independent Write-In 550.1
Total votes40,092 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

Alabama's 22nd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marc Keahey 24,785 55.4
Republican Danny B. Joyner19,93944.6
Independent Write-In 310.1
Total votes44,755 100.0
Democratic hold

District 23

Alabama's 23rd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hank Sanders (incumbent) 30,322 97.7
Independent Write-In 7242.3
Total votes31,046 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Alabama's 24th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bobby Singleton (incumbent) 30,803 98.3
Independent Write-In 5211.7
Total votes31,324 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Alabama's 25th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick L. Brewbaker 38,919 72.9
Democratic Doug "Smitty" Smith14,42527.0
Independent Write-In 500.1
Total votes53,394 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

Alabama's 26th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Quinton T. Ross, Jr. (incumbent) 28,703 97.9
Independent Write-In 6152.1
Total votes29,318 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

Alabama's 27th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Whatley 21,245 54.9
Democratic T.D. (Ted) Little (incumbent)17,37944.9
Independent Write-In 770.2
Total votes38,701 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 28

Alabama's 28th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Billy Beasley 28,619 70.4
Republican Kim West12,03329.6
Independent Write-In 270.1
Total votes40,679 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

Alabama's 29th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Harri Anne Smith (incumbent) 23,800 55.2
Republican George Flowers19,22544.6
Independent Write-In 840.2
Total votes43,109 100.0
Independent hold

District 30

Alabama's 30th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bryan Taylor 25,868 57.0
Democratic "Walking" Wendell Mitchell (incumbent)19,50643.0
Independent Write-In 330.1
Total votes45,407 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 31

Alabama's 31st Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy W. Holley (incumbent) 29,301 98.2
Independent Write-In 5361.8
Total votes29,837 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

Alabama's 32nd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trip Pittman 42,365 98.8
Independent Write-In 4971.2
Total votes42,862 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

Alabama's 33rd Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vivian Davis Figures (incumbent) 23,241 73.3
Republican Brad Moser8,41926.6
Independent Write-In 320.1
Total votes31,692 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

Alabama's 34th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rusty Glover (incumbent) 34,325 98.8
Independent Write-In 3911.1
Total votes34,716 100.0
Republican hold

District 35

Alabama's 35th Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Brooks (incumbent) 18,307 59.1
Democratic Scott A. Buzbee12,65340.9
Independent Write-In 110.0
Total votes30,971 100.0
Republican hold

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