The 2002 Alabama Senate election was held on November 7, 2002, to determine which party would control the Alabama Senate for the following four years in the 2002-2006 Alabama Legislature. All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on June 6, 2002. Prior to the election, 24 seats were held by Democrats and 11 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Democrats expand their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportSolid DOctober 4, 2002

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 26: Charles Langford retired.
  2. District 28: George H. Clay retired.

Republicans

  1. District 14: Bill Armistead retired to unsuccessfully run for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.
  2. District 32: Albert Lipscomb retired.

Defeated incumbents

In general

Republicans

  1. District 35: George Callahan lost re-election to Gary Tanner.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 35, 1.91% (gain)
  2. District 22, 2.45%

Results

District 1

District 1 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBobby E. Denton (incumbent)25,17463.57%
RepublicanQuinton Hanson14,34736.23%
Scattering810.20%
Total votes39,602100.0%
Democratic hold

District 2

District 2 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Butler (incumbent)23,92257.51%
RepublicanSteve Andrews17,48842.05%
Scattering1830.44%
Total votes41,593100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTommy Ed Roberts (incumbent)26,35962.58%
RepublicanTerry Smith15,72937.34%
Scattering350.08%
Total votes42,123100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticZeb Little (incumbent)24,43961.70%
RepublicanH. Guy Hunt14,27936.05%
LibertarianGreg Graves8362.11%
Scattering550.14%
Total votes39,609100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurt Lee (incumbent)23,65757.95%
DemocraticJohn Randall Dutton17,13341.97%
Scattering310.08%
Total votes40,821100.0%
Republican hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRoger Bedford Jr. (incumbent)23,48660.57%
RepublicanBetty Frazier15,20539.22%
Scattering820.21%
Total votes38,773100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7

District 7 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJeff Enfinger (incumbent)25,36564.06%
RepublicanElbert Peters12,82332.39%
LibertarianGregory Bacon1,2663.20%
Scattering1390.35%
Total votes39,593100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLowell Barron (incumbent)19,89058.20%
RepublicanDavid Hammonds14,22241.62%
Scattering610.18%
Total votes34,173100.0%
Democratic hold

District 9

District 9 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHinton Mitchem (incumbent)24,60358.94%
RepublicanDoris Edmonds16,99540.72%
Scattering1440.34%
Total votes41,742100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLarry Means (incumbent)24,70267.75%
RepublicanDavid Williams11,67032.00%
Scattering920.25%
Total votes36,464100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11

District 11 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Preuitt (incumbent)23,39766.88%
RepublicanRalph Bradford11,46932.79%
Scattering1140.33%
Total votes34,980100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDel Marsh (incumbent)22,71259.18%
DemocraticPreston Gray Jr.15,53740.48%
Scattering1310.34%
Total votes38,380100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

District 13 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGerald Dial (incumbent)24,52899.26%
Scattering1820.74%
Total votes24,710100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHank Erwin33,93698.67%
Scattering4591.33%
Total votes34,395100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSteve French (incumbent)37,00388.46%
LibertarianJohn Turner4,67511.18%
Scattering1490.36%
Total votes41,827100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. T. Waggoner (incumbent)42,31698.56%
Scattering6181.44%
Total votes42,934100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJack Biddle (incumbent)30,47883.92%
LibertarianCaroline Moore5,68515.65%
Scattering1550.43%
Total votes36,318100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRodger Smitherman (incumbent)28,20698.55%
Scattering4141.45%
Total votes28,620100.0%
Democratic hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdward McClain (incumbent)28,08576.79%
RepublicanCliff Walker8,45123.10%
Scattering390.11%
Total votes36,575100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSundra Escott-Russell (incumbent)28,77598.67%
Scattering3891.33%
Total votes29,164100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

District 21 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPhil Poole (incumbent)19,91458.77%
RepublicanJerry Tingle13,17938.89%
LibertarianJean Allen7692.27%
Scattering230.07%
Total votes33,885100.0%
Democratic hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPat Lindsey (incumbent)18,89951.12%
RepublicanSheldon Day17,99348.67%
Scattering810.21%
Total votes36,973100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23

District 23 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHenry Sanders (incumbent)26,36170.53%
LibertarianRichard Motes10,88229.11%
Scattering1350.36%
Total votes37,378100.0%
Democratic hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCharles Steele Jr. (incumbent)28,94298.35%
Scattering4871.65%
Total votes29,429100.0%
Democratic hold

District 25

District 25 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Dixon (incumbent)36,71677.61%
DemocraticHobson Cox8,99619.01%
LibertarianMark Hayden1,4983.17%
Scattering1010.21%
Total votes47,311100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticQuinton Ross23,58772.12%
RepublicanBeverly Ray Love9,11327.87%
Scattering40.01%
Total votes32,704100.0%
Democratic hold

District 27

District 27 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticT. D. Little (incumbent)23,15564.06%
RepublicanKeith Ward12,94335.81%
Scattering500.13%
Total votes36,148100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMyron Penn26,10685.45%
LibertarianDaniel Bowden4,40014.40%
Scattering440.15%
Total votes30,550100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarri Anne Smith (incumbent)28,58498.68%
Scattering3831.32%
Total votes28,967100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWendell Mitchell (incumbent)25,93098.61%
Scattering3661.39%
Total votes26,296100.0%
Democratic hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJimmy Holley (incumbent)22,51765.17%
RepublicanGregory White11,93534.54%
Scattering1000.29%
Total votes34,552100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBradley Byrne32,74389.93%
LibertarianRichard Medicus3,4319.42%
Scattering2350.65%
Total votes36,409100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticVivian Davis Figures (incumbent)23,43399.80%
Scattering470.20%
Total votes23,480100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHap Myers (incumbent)28,72399.89%
Scattering310.11%
Total votes28,754100.0%
Republican hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGary Tanner15,82650.93%
RepublicanGeorge Callahan (incumbent)15,23449.02%
Scattering140.05%
Total votes31,074100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes