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All 35 seats in theAlabama Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2014 Alabama Senate elections took place on November 4, 2014, as part of the2014 United States elections.Alabama voters electedsenators in all 35 of the state's Senate districts. Senators serve four-year terms in theAlabama Senate.[1]
Before the election, Republicans already held 23+1–11 majority over the Democrats. After the election, Republicans obtained a supermajority with a margin of 26+1–8.[2][3]
| 2014 Alabama Senate elections | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Before | After | +/– | |||||||||
| Republican | 642,053 | 61.15% | 23 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Democratic | 366,756 | 34.93% | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 33,486 | 3.19% | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Write-In | 7,691 | 0.73% | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 1,049,986 | 100.0% | 35 | 35 | — | |||||||||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[4] | Safe R | October 20, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Melson | 22,982 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | Mike Curtis | 13,704 | 37.3 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 25 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 36,711 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Holtzclaw | 24,936 | 96.3 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 968 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 25,904 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Orr (incumbent) | 26,906 | 98.5 | |
| Independent | Write-In | 412 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 27,318 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Bussman | 24,750 | 73.5 | |
| Democratic | Angelo Mancuso | 8,875 | 26.4 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 33,654 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Reed | 29,611 | 98.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 399 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 30,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Stutts | 17,641 | 50.1 | |
| Democratic | Roger Bedford, Jr. | 17,574 | 49.9 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 27 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 35,242 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Sanford | 22,873 | 64.8 | |
| Democratic | Bryan Bennet | 12,404 | 35.1 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 35 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 35,312 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Livingston | 24,332 | 72.2 | |
| Democratic | Horace Clemmons | 9,322 | 27.6 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 64 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 33,718 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clay Scofield | 24,596 | 98.5 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 367 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 24,963 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Williams | 17,967 | 52 | |
| Democratic | Larry Means | 16,530 | 47.9 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 34,542 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim McClendon | 24,318 | 77.6 | |
| Democratic | Ron Crumpton | 6,981 | 22.3 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 31,330 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del Marsh | 17,646 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Taylor Stewart | 13,178 | 42.6 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 85 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 30,909 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Dial | 16,758 | 54.2 | |
| Democratic | Darrell Truner | H3 | 33.7 | |
| Independent | Bill Fuller | 3,697 | 12 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 43 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 30,922 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cam Ward | 25,724 | 98.4 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 415 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 26,139 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Slade Blackwell | 29,498 | 98.4 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 466 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 29,964 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner | 28,107 | 77.1 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Bell | 8,284 | 22.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 42 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 36,433 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shay Shelnutt | 31,105 | 98.8 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 363 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 31,468 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rodger Smitherman | 23,195 | 98.2 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 421 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 23,616 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Priscilla Dunn | 27,143 | 98.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 349 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 27,492 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Coleman | 23,368 | 98.5 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 350 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 23,718 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Allen | 20,179 | 62.3 | |
| Democratic | Phil Poole | 12,161 | 37.5 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 48 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 32,388 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Albritton | 23,162 | 67.2 | |
| Democratic | Susan Smith | 11,275 | 32.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 34,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hank Sanders | 29,306 | 97.6 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 719 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 30,025 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Singleton | 26,859 | 98.9 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 301 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 27,160 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Brewbaker | 29,545 | 98.2 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 551 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 30,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Quinton Ross | 25,166 | 99.2 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 209 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 25,375 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Whatley | 19,808 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Haylee Moss | 10,358 | 34.3 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 56 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 30,222 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Billy Beasley | 22,148 | 73.3 | |
| Republican | John Savage | 8,020 | 26.5 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 44 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 30,212 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harri Anne Smith | 17,830 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Melinda McClendon | 16,145 | 47.4 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 63 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 34,038 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clyde Chambliss | 22,916 | 79.9 | |
| Independent | Bryan Morgan | 5,653 | 19.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 97 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 28,666 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Holley | 23,067 | 72.7 | |
| Democratic | Larry Greenwood | 8,627 | 27.2 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 43 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 31,737 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trip Pittman | 27,837 | 81.4 | |
| Independent | Kimberly McCuiston | 6,306 | 18.4 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 55 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 34,198 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures | 23,012 | 98.9 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 261 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 23,273 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rusty Glover | 22,451 | 98.8 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 263 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 22,714 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Hightower | 19,173 | 73.6 | |
| Democratic | Beau Doolittle | 6,862 | 26.3 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 16 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 26,051 | 100.0 | ||