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.
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[9] 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.[10] Melson defeated Sutherland by a margin of almost 40 points.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run in the general election, leaving Melson unopposed in the general election.[12]
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 1st District
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.[20] Butler defeated Holtzclaw by a margin of 20 points in the primary.[11] PROJECTXYZ founder and former Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Chair Kim Caudle Lewis[21] contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 2nd District
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[28] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Orr in the general election.[29]
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 3rd District
Second term incumbent Republican senator Larry Stutts had represented Alabama Senate 6th District since November 2014. United States Navy veteran Kyle Richard-Garrison[35] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Stutts in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 6th District
First term incumbent Republican senator Sam Givhan had represented the 7th District since November 2018. Huntsville resident and University of Montevalloalumnus Korey Wilson[36] challenged Givhan in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 7th District
Two-term senator Jim McClendon announced that he would retire following the 2022 elections.[5]Municipal courtjudge and city attorney Lance Bell[41] along with federal prisonchaplain Michael Wright[42] ran in the primary to replace McClendon.[43][44] Bell stomped Wright in the primary.[11] Since no Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, Bell ran unopposed in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 11th District
Fifth term Republican senator Del Marsh had represented the 12th District since November 1998. He announced his retirement following the 2022 elections.[6]Lawyer Wendy Ghee Draper,[49]real estate firm owner Keith Kelley[50] and Weavermayor Wayne Willis[51] 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.[52] However, the Alabama Republican Party allowed her to remain on the ballot.[53] In the primary, no candidate more than half of the total vote, so Draper and Kelley advanced to a runoff.[11] In the runoff, Kelley defeated Draper by a ten-point margin.[54]Certified public accountant Danny McCullars[55] was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 12th District
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[59] challenged price in the primary election. Price defeated Coker in the primary.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Price unopposed in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 13th District
First term incumbent Republican Senate Dan Roberts had represented Alabama Senate 15th District since November 2018. Urologist Brian Christine[61] challenged Roberts in the Republican primary. Roberts defeated Christine by a spread of twenty points.[11] Michael Crump was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 15th District
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.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 16th District
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[62] challenged Shelnutt in the primary after withdrawing from the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.[63] 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.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 17th District
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.[3] State Representatives Louise Alexander[65] and Merika Coleman[66] ran in the primary to replace Dunn. Coleman beat Alexander in the primary.[67]Automotive technician Danny Wilson[68] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 19th District
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[69] in the primary election. Coleman-Madison beat Huntley.[67] No Republicans or Libertarians filed to run for this seat, leaving Coleman-Madison unopposed in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 20th District
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[70] was nominated by the Democratic Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 21st District
Second term incumbent Republican senator Greg Albritton had represented the 22nd District since November 2018. He ran for reelection. Retired United States Armychaplain Stephen Sexton[73] challenged Albritton in the primary, receiving one third of the vote.[11]
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 22nd District
First term Democratic senator Malika Sanders-Fortier retired to run in the 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election,[4] eventually losing in a runoff to Yolanda Flowers. Former Selmamayor Darrio Melton, former Democratic state senator and Sanders-Fortier's father Hank Sanders, former candidate for Selma mayor Thayer Spencer and accountant Robert Stewart all ran in the primary to replace Sanders-Fortier.[74] However, no candidate won more than half of the vote so Sanders and Stewart advanced to a runoff.[67] In the runoff, Stewart defeated Sanders by about ten percentage points.[75]Butler County School Board member Michael Nimmer was nominated by the Republican Party, and political consultant Portia Shepherd[76] was nominated by the Libertarian Party to run for the seat.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 23rd District
Fifth term incumbent Democratic senator and Minority LeaderBobby Singleton had represented the 24th District since 2005. Demopolis native Richard Benderson was nominated by the Libertarian Party and challenged Singleton in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 24th District
First term incumbent Republican senator Will Barfoot had represented the 25th District since November 2018. Retired Alabama Department of Public Healthstatistician and Holt native Louie Albert Woolbright[77] was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 25th District
Three term incumbent Republican senator Tom Whatley was controversially defeated in the primary by Auburncity councilman Jay Hovey by a single vote.[11] Shortly after, a New York Timeseditorial emerged telling a story of how a creative writing professor at Auburn University had convinced a substantial amount of avowed Democrats to vote in the Republican primary for Hovey due to Whatley's "abhorrent" record on legislation regarding abortion.[78] After this article emerged, Whatley declared himself "the rightful winner" of the election and produced a testimony from a single voter still registered in Georgia who stated they would have voted for Whatley if they were able.[79] However, Whatley soon conceded the election to Hovey before an official recount could be conducted at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters.[80] This election will likely lead to the Alabama Legislature passing laws requiring closed primary elections in last legislative session of the 2022 calendar year.[needs update]United States ArmyHuman Resources Officer Sherri Reese[81] was nominated by the Democratic Party and challenged Hovey in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 27th District
Third term incumbent Democratic senator Billy Beasley had represented the 20th District since November 2010. Tuskegeemayorpro tempore Frank "Chris" Lee[82] challenged Beasley in the primary. Beasley narrowly defeated Lee in the primary election.[67]Dothan native David Boatwright was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 28th District
First term Republican senator Donnie Chesteen had represented the 29th District since November 2018. Former state representative Nathan Mathis[83] was nominated by the Democratic Party, and Daleville native Floyd "Pete" McBroom was nominated by the Libertarian Party to run for the seat.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 29th District
Sixth term incumbent Republican senator Jimmy Holley had represented the 31st District since November 1998. He announced his retirement following the 2022 election cycle.[7]CoffeeCounty Commissioner Josh Carnley, aircraft mechanic "Stormin'" Norman Horton, and State Representative Mike Jones all ran in the primary to replace Holley.[85] Carnley cleared the field without needing a runoff.[11] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Carnley unopposed in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 31st District
Seventh term incumbent Democratic senator Vivian Figures had represented the 29th District since 1997. Retired United States NavyCO and commercialreal estate broker Pete Riehm[87] was nominated by the Republican Party and contested the district in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 33rd District
First-term incumbent Republican Senator David Sessions had represented the 35th district since 2018. The Libertarian Party nominated systems analyst Clifton Hudson,[88] who challenged Sessions in the general election.
2022 Alabama Senate general election, 35th District
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