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Alabama's 21st Senate district

Alabama's 21st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Gerald Allen since 2010.

Alabama's 21st
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Gerald Allen
R–Cottondale
Demographics67.1% White
24.0% Black
5.0% Hispanic
1.7% Asian
Population (2022)145,432
Notes[1]

Geography

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The district covers the entirety of Pickens County and a portion of Tuscaloosa County.[2]

Election history

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2022

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Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 21[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Allen (Incumbent) 21,962 65.97 −1.54
Democratic Lisa Ward 11,198 33.64 +1.26
Write-in 132 0.40 +0.29
Majority 10,764 32.33 −2.80
Turnout 33,292
Republican hold

2018

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Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 21[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Allen (Incumbent) 33,368 67.51 +5.21
Democratic Rick Burnham 16,005 32.38 −5.17
Write-in 52 0.11 -0.04
Majority 17,363 35.13 +10.37
Turnout 49,425
Republican hold

2014

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Alabama Senate election, 2014: Senate District 21[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Allen (Incumbent) 20,179 62.30 +11.10
Democratic Phil Poole 12,161 37.55 −11.11
Write-in 48 0.15 +0.01
Majority 8,018 24.76 +22.22
Turnout 32,388
Republican hold

2010

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Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 21[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Allen 20,528 51.20 +20.65
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 19,509 48.66 −20.72
Write-in 55 0.14 +0.07
Majority 1,019 2.54 −36.29
Turnout 40,092
Republican gain from Democratic

2006

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Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 21[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 22,017 69.38 +10.61
Republican Joe Saxton 9,695 30.55 −8.34
Write-in 23 0.07 +0.00
Majority 12,322 38.83
Turnout 31,735
Democratic hold

2002

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Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 21[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 19,914 58.77 +8.73
Republican Jerry Tingle 13,179 38.89 −11.01
Libertarian Jean Allen 769 2.27 +2.27
Write-in 23 0.07 +0.01
Majority 6,735 19.88 +19.74
Turnout 33,885
Democratic hold

1998

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Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 20,049 50.04 −48.40
Republican Robert J. Bentley 19,991 49.90 +49.90
Write-in 25 0.06 -1.50
Majority 58 0.14 −96.75
Turnout 40,065
Democratic hold

1994

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Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Poole 25,548 98.44 −1.56
Write-in 404 1.56 +1.56
Majority 25,144 96.89 −3.11
Turnout 25,952
Democratic hold

1990

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Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) 24,445 100.00
Majority 24,445 100.00
Turnout 24,445
Democratic hold

1986

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Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) 23,101 100.00
Majority 23,101 100.00
Turnout 23,101
Democratic hold

1983

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Alabama Senate election, 1983: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ryan deGraffenried (Incumbent) 7,164 100.00
Majority 7,164 100.00
Turnout 7,164
Democratic hold

1982

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Alabama Senate election, 1982: Senate District 21[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic T. D. Little 18,270 100.00
Majority 18,270 100.00
Turnout 18,270
Democratic hold

Earlier elections

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Following Reynolds v. Sims in 1964, which ruled that electoral districts of state legislatures must be roughly equal in population, the Alabama Senate was reapportioned to elect 35 Senators from 26 districts.[10] District 21 became a multi-member district, comprising Montgomery County and electing 2 Senators using plurality block voting.[11] Following a further court case in 1972, the district, along with all others in the Alabama Senate, was reapportioned to a single-member district for the 1974 election.[12]

District officeholders

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Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.[13]

As a multi-member district:

  • L. W. Brannan Jr. (1962–1966)[17]
  • Douglas Webb (1958–1962)[18]
  • Ralph L. Jones (1954–1958)[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Census profile: State Senate District 21, AL". Census Reporter. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "McClendon Senate Plan 1" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). p. 53. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 6, 2018" (PDF). p. 31. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). p. 26. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 30. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 7, 2006" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Certification of Results General Election November 5, 2002" (PDF). p. 4-5. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Election Results Archive - Alabama Legislature. Available at: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-data. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ Stewart, William. "Redistricting in the South" (PDF). Rose Institute of State and Local Government. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ Alabama Legislature (1975). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1965 (second and third special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 312.
  12. ^ "U.S. COURT REVISES LINES IN ALABAMA". The New York Times. 4 January 1972. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Alabama Senate". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  14. ^ Alabama Legislature (1975). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1975 (organizational and first, second, and third special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 4.
  15. ^ Alabama Legislature (1967). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1967 (organizational and special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 4.
  16. ^ Alabama Legislature (1971). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1971 (third special session). Alabama Legislature. p. 770.
  17. ^ Alabama Legislature (1963). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1963, volume 3 (regular session). Alabama Legislature. p. 2110.
  18. ^ Alabama Legislature (1959). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1959, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 6.
  19. ^ Alabama Legislature (1956). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1956 (special session). Alabama Legislature. p. 352.
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