2002 Alabama Senate election

none 2002 Alabama Senate election Alabama Legislative Popular No 1998 Alabama Senate election 1998 2006 Alabama Senate election 2006 All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate 18 November 7, 2002 150x150px File:3x4.svg Lowell Barron Democratic Party (United States) January 12, 1999 District 8 24 25 1 647,267 52.36% Jabbo Waggoner Civitan.JPG 200 120 150 30 75 J. T. Waggoner Republican Party (United States) 1999 District 16 11 10 1 549,943 44.48% File:2002 Alabama State Senate election.svg Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold President Pro Tempore Lowell Barron Democratic Party (United States) Lowell Barron Democratic Party (United States) 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.https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_State_Senate_elections,_2002 Alabama State Senate elections, 2002 ballotpedia.org December 13, 2025https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2002/AL-2002-General-Certification.pdf Certification of Results General Election November 5, 2002 sos.alabama.gov December 13, 2025 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20260225054559/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 February 25, 2026 Harvard Dataverse December 13, 2025 | Solid D October 4, 2002 Retirements Democrats District 26: Charles Langford retired. District 28: George H. Clay retired. Republicans District 14: Bill Armistead retired to unsuccessfully run for lieutenant governor of Alabama. District 32: Albert Lipscomb retired. Defeated incumbents In general Republicans District 35: George Callahan lost re-election to Gary Tanner. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: blue District 35, 1.91% (gain) blue District 22, 2.45% Results District 1 District 1 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Bobby E. Denton (incumbent) 25,174 63.57% Republican Party (United States) Quinton Hanson 14,347 36.23% Scattering 81 0.20% 39,602 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 2 District 2 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Butler (incumbent) 23,922 57.51% Republican Party (United States) Steve Andrews 17,488 42.05% Scattering 183 0.44% 41,593 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 District 3 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Tommy Ed Roberts (incumbent) 26,359 62.58% Republican Party (United States) Terry Smith 15,729 37.34% Scattering 35 0.08% 42,123 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 District 4 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Zeb Little (incumbent) 24,439 61.70% Republican Party (United States) H. Guy Hunt 14,279 36.05% Libertarian Party (United States) Greg Graves 836 2.11% Scattering 55 0.14% 39,609 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 District 5 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Curt Lee (incumbent) 23,657 57.95% Democratic Party (United States) John Randall Dutton 17,133 41.97% Scattering 31 0.08% 40,821 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 6 District 6 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Roger Bedford Jr. (incumbent) 23,486 60.57% Republican Party (United States) Betty Frazier 15,205 39.22% Scattering 82 0.21% 38,773 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 7 District 7 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff EnfingerSwitched parties from Republican to Democratic in 2000.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20000514&id=8TodAAAAIBAJ&pg=6317,2061664&hl=en Democrats warm to idea of Republicans jumping ship May 14, 2000 December 13, 2025 Tuscaloosa News Leigh Strope (incumbent) 25,365 64.06% Republican Party (United States) Elbert Peters 12,823 32.39% Libertarian Party (United States) Gregory Bacon 1,266 3.20% Scattering 139 0.35% 39,593 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 District 8 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Lowell Barron (incumbent) 19,890 58.20% Republican Party (United States) David Hammonds 14,222 41.62% Scattering 61 0.18% 34,173 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 9 District 9 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Hinton Mitchem (incumbent) 24,603 58.94% Republican Party (United States) Doris Edmonds 16,995 40.72% Scattering 144 0.34% 41,742 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 10 District 10 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Larry Means (incumbent) 24,702 67.75% Republican Party (United States) David Williams 11,670 32.00% Scattering 92 0.25% 36,464 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 11 District 11 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Preuitt (incumbent) 23,397 66.88% Republican Party (United States) Ralph Bradford 11,469 32.79% Scattering 114 0.33% 34,980 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 12 District 12 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Del Marsh (incumbent) 22,712 59.18% Democratic Party (United States) Preston Gray Jr. 15,537 40.48% Scattering 131 0.34% 38,380 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 13 District 13 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Dial (incumbent) 24,528 99.26% Scattering 182 0.74% 24,710 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 14 District 14 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Hank Erwin 33,936 98.67% Scattering 459 1.33% 34,395 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 15 District 15 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Steve French (incumbent) 37,003 88.46% Libertarian Party (United States) John Turner 4,675 11.18% Scattering 149 0.36% 41,827 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 16 District 16 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Waggoner (incumbent) 42,316 98.56% Scattering 618 1.44% 42,934 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 17 District 17 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Jack Biddle (incumbent) 30,478 83.92% Libertarian Party (United States) Caroline Moore 5,685 15.65% Scattering 155 0.43% 36,318 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 18 District 18 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Rodger Smitherman (incumbent) 28,206 98.55% Scattering 414 1.45% 28,620 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 19 District 19 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Edward McClain (incumbent) 28,085 76.79% Republican Party (United States) Cliff Walker 8,451 23.10% Scattering 39 0.11% 36,575 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 20 District 20 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Sundra Escott-Russell (incumbent) 28,775 98.67% Scattering 389 1.33% 29,164 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 21 District 21 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Phil Poole (incumbent) 19,914 58.77% Republican Party (United States) Jerry Tingle 13,179 38.89% Libertarian Party (United States) Jean Allen 769 2.27% Scattering 23 0.07% 33,885 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 22 District 22 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Lindsey (incumbent) 18,899 51.12% Republican Party (United States) Sheldon Day 17,993 48.67% Scattering 81 0.21% 36,973 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 23 District 23 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Sanders (incumbent) 26,361 70.53% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Motes 10,882 29.11% Scattering 135 0.36% 37,378 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 24 District 24 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Steele Jr. (incumbent) 28,942 98.35% Scattering 487 1.65% 29,429 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 25 District 25 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Larry Dixon (incumbent) 36,716 77.61% Democratic Party (United States) Hobson Cox 8,996 19.01% Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Hayden 1,498 3.17% Scattering 101 0.21% 47,311 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 26 District 26 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Quinton Ross 23,587 72.12% Republican Party (United States) Beverly Ray Love 9,113 27.87% Scattering 4 0.01% 32,704 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 27 District 27 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) T. D. Little (incumbent) 23,155 64.06% Republican Party (United States) Keith Ward 12,943 35.81% Scattering 50 0.13% 36,148 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 28 District 28 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Myron Penn 26,106 85.45% Libertarian Party (United States) Daniel Bowden 4,400 14.40% Scattering 44 0.15% 30,550 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 29 District 29 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Harri Anne Smith (incumbent) 28,584 98.68% Scattering 383 1.32% 28,967 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 30 District 30 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Wendell Mitchell (incumbent) 25,930 98.61% Scattering 366 1.39% 26,296 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 31 District 31 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Jimmy Holley (incumbent) 22,517 65.17% Republican Party (United States) Gregory White 11,935 34.54% Scattering 100 0.29% 34,552 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 32 District 32 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bradley Byrne 32,743 89.93% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Medicus 3,431 9.42% Scattering 235 0.65% 36,409 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 33 District 33 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Vivian Davis Figures (incumbent) 23,433 99.80% Scattering 47 0.20% 23,480 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 34 District 34 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Hap Myers (incumbent) 28,723 99.89% Scattering 31 0.11% 28,754 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 35 District 35 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Gary Tanner 15,826 50.93% Republican Party (United States) George Callahan (incumbent) 15,234 49.02% Scattering 14 0.05% 31,074 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Notes References Category:2002 Alabama elections Category:Alabama Senate elections Category:November 2002 in the United States Category:2002 state legislature elections in the United States