2002 Alabama Senate election

2002 Alabama Senate election
November 7, 2002
All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderLowell BarronJ. T. Waggoner
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader sinceJanuary 12, 19991999
Leader's seatDistrict 8District 16
Last election2411
Seats after2510
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 1
Popular vote647,267549,943
Percentage52.36%44.48%
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President Pro Tempore before election

Lowell Barron
Democratic

Elected President Pro Tempore

Lowell Barron
Democratic

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.[1][2]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report[3]		Solid 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) 25,174 63.57%
RepublicanQuinton Hanson14,34736.23%
Scattering810.20%
Total votes39,602 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 2

District 2 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Butler (incumbent) 23,922 57.51%
RepublicanSteve Andrews17,48842.05%
Scattering1830.44%
Total votes41,593 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTommy Ed Roberts (incumbent) 26,359 62.58%
RepublicanTerry Smith15,72937.34%
Scattering350.08%
Total votes42,123 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticZeb Little (incumbent) 24,439 61.70%
RepublicanH. Guy Hunt14,27936.05%
LibertarianGreg Graves8362.11%
Scattering550.14%
Total votes39,609 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurt Lee (incumbent) 23,657 57.95%
DemocraticJohn Randall Dutton17,13341.97%
Scattering310.08%
Total votes40,821 100.0%
Republican hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRoger Bedford Jr. (incumbent) 23,486 60.57%
RepublicanBetty Frazier15,20539.22%
Scattering820.21%
Total votes38,773 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7

District 7 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJeff Enfinger[a] (incumbent) 25,365 64.06%
RepublicanElbert Peters12,82332.39%
LibertarianGregory Bacon1,2663.20%
Scattering1390.35%
Total votes39,593 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLowell Barron (incumbent) 19,890 58.20%
RepublicanDavid Hammonds14,22241.62%
Scattering610.18%
Total votes34,173 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 9

District 9 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHinton Mitchem (incumbent) 24,603 58.94%
RepublicanDoris Edmonds16,99540.72%
Scattering1440.34%
Total votes41,742 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLarry Means (incumbent) 24,702 67.75%
RepublicanDavid Williams11,67032.00%
Scattering920.25%
Total votes36,464 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11

District 11 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Preuitt (incumbent) 23,397 66.88%
RepublicanRalph Bradford11,46932.79%
Scattering1140.33%
Total votes34,980 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDel Marsh (incumbent) 22,712 59.18%
DemocraticPreston Gray Jr.15,53740.48%
Scattering1310.34%
Total votes38,380 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

District 13 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGerald Dial (incumbent) 24,528 99.26%
Scattering1820.74%
Total votes24,710 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHank Erwin 33,936 98.67%
Scattering4591.33%
Total votes34,395 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSteve French (incumbent) 37,003 88.46%
LibertarianJohn Turner4,67511.18%
Scattering1490.36%
Total votes41,827 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. T. Waggoner (incumbent) 42,316 98.56%
Scattering6181.44%
Total votes42,934 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJack Biddle (incumbent) 30,478 83.92%
LibertarianCaroline Moore5,68515.65%
Scattering1550.43%
Total votes36,318 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRodger Smitherman (incumbent) 28,206 98.55%
Scattering4141.45%
Total votes28,620 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdward McClain (incumbent) 28,085 76.79%
RepublicanCliff Walker8,45123.10%
Scattering390.11%
Total votes36,575 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSundra Escott-Russell (incumbent) 28,775 98.67%
Scattering3891.33%
Total votes29,164 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

District 21 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPhil Poole (incumbent) 19,914 58.77%
RepublicanJerry Tingle13,17938.89%
LibertarianJean Allen7692.27%
Scattering230.07%
Total votes33,885 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPat Lindsey (incumbent) 18,899 51.12%
RepublicanSheldon Day17,99348.67%
Scattering810.21%
Total votes36,973 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23

District 23 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHenry Sanders (incumbent) 26,361 70.53%
LibertarianRichard Motes10,88229.11%
Scattering1350.36%
Total votes37,378 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCharles Steele Jr. (incumbent) 28,942 98.35%
Scattering4871.65%
Total votes29,429 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 25

District 25 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Dixon (incumbent) 36,716 77.61%
DemocraticHobson Cox8,99619.01%
LibertarianMark Hayden1,4983.17%
Scattering1010.21%
Total votes47,311 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticQuinton Ross 23,587 72.12%
RepublicanBeverly Ray Love9,11327.87%
Scattering40.01%
Total votes32,704 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 27

District 27 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticT. D. Little (incumbent) 23,155 64.06%
RepublicanKeith Ward12,94335.81%
Scattering500.13%
Total votes36,148 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMyron Penn 26,106 85.45%
LibertarianDaniel Bowden4,40014.40%
Scattering440.15%
Total votes30,550 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarri Anne Smith (incumbent) 28,584 98.68%
Scattering3831.32%
Total votes28,967 100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWendell Mitchell (incumbent) 25,930 98.61%
Scattering3661.39%
Total votes26,296 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJimmy Holley (incumbent) 22,517 65.17%
RepublicanGregory White11,93534.54%
Scattering1000.29%
Total votes34,552 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBradley Byrne 32,743 89.93%
LibertarianRichard Medicus3,4319.42%
Scattering2350.65%
Total votes36,409 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticVivian Davis Figures (incumbent) 23,433 99.80%
Scattering470.20%
Total votes23,480 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHap Myers (incumbent) 28,723 99.89%
Scattering310.11%
Total votes28,754 100.0%
Republican hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGary Tanner 15,826 50.93%
RepublicanGeorge Callahan (incumbent)15,23449.02%
Scattering140.05%
Total votes31,074 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. ^ Switched parties from Republican to Democratic in 2000.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alabama State Senate elections, 2002". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Certification of Results General Election November 5, 2002" (PDF). sos.alabama.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings". The Cook Political Report: 149–150. doi:10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  4. ^ Strope, Leigh (May 14, 2000). "Democrats warm to idea of Republicans jumping ship". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
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