2018 Alabama Senate election

2018 Alabama Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Greg Reed Billy Beasley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th 28th
Last election 26+1[a] 8
Seats before 26+1[a] 8
Seats won 27 8
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 945,469 527,696
Percentage 62.79% 35.05%
Swing Increase1.19% Decrease0.14%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

President pro tempore before election

Del Marsh
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Del Marsh
Republican

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.[1]

A primary election on June 5, 2018, and a runoff election on July 17, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Alabama Secretary of State's website.[2]

Following the 2014 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with a 27-seat majority—26 Republican members and 1 independent who caucuses with the Republicans. Democrats hold 8 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.


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  1. ^ "Permanant [sic] Legislative Committee on Reapportionment". Alabama Legislature. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Election Information". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 7, 2018.