Alabama's 24th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Bobby Singleton, the Senate Minority Leader, since a special election in 2005.
Alabama's 24th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 37.0% White 58.1% Black 2.2% Hispanic 0.9% Asian | ||
Population (2022) | 145,275 | ||
Notes | [1] |
Geography
editThe district covers the entirety of Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, and Sumter counties, and a portion of Tuscaloosa County.[2]
Election history
edit2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) | 25,440 | 82.04 | −16.45 | |
Libertarian | Richard Benderson | 5,311 | 17.13 | +17.13 | |
Write-in | 259 | 0.84 | -0.67 | ||
Majority | 20,129 | 64.91 | −32.07 | ||
Turnout | 31,010 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) | 37,394 | 98.49 | −0.40 | |
Write-in | 574 | 1.51 | +0.40 | ||
Majority | 36,820 | 96.98 | −0.80 | ||
Turnout | 37,968 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) | 26,859 | 98.89 | +0.55 | |
Write-in | 301 | 1.11 | -0.55 | ||
Majority | 26,558 | 97.78 | +1.11 | ||
Turnout | 27,160 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) | 30,803 | 98.34 | +0.24 | |
Write-in | 521 | 1.66 | -0.24 | ||
Majority | 30,282 | 96.67 | +0.47 | ||
Turnout | 31,324 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) | 27,556 | 98.10 | +12.02 | |
Write-in | 533 | 1.90 | +1.73 | ||
Majority | 27,023 | 96.20 | +23.88 | ||
Turnout | 28,089 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2005 (special)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Singleton | 10,663 | 86.08 | −12.27 | |
Republican | James E. Carter | 1,704 | 13.76 | +13.76 | |
Write-in | 21 | 0.17 | -1.48 | ||
Majority | 8,959 | 72.32 | |||
Turnout | 12,388 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles Steele Jr. (Incumbent) | 28,942 | 98.35 | +24.13 | |
Write-in | 487 | 1.65 | +1.52 | ||
Majority | 28,455 | 96.69 | +48.12 | ||
Turnout | 29,429 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles Steele Jr. (Incumbent) | 24,295 | 74.22 | −25.20 | |
Republican | Williams | 8,396 | 25.65 | +25.65 | |
Write-in | 44 | 0.13 | -0.45 | ||
Majority | 15,899 | 48.57 | −50.27 | ||
Turnout | 32,735 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1994
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles Steele Jr. | 23,933 | 99.42 | +25.44 | |
Write-in | 140 | 0.58 | +0.58 | ||
Majority | 23,793 | 98.84 | +50.87 | ||
Turnout | 24,073 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1990
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Walter Owens | 26,468 | 73.98 | +18.06 | |
Republican | Pat Owens | 9,307 | 26.01 | −18.07 | |
Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | +0.00 | ||
Majority | 17,161 | 47.97 | +36.13 | ||
Turnout | 35,776 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1986
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Earl Goodwin (Incumbent) | 20,119 | 55.92 | +5.49 | |
Republican | Cordy Taylor | 15,858 | 44.08 | +25.87 | |
Majority | 4,261 | 11.84 | −7.23 | ||
Turnout | 35,977 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1983
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Earl Goodwin | 7,211 | 50.43 | −49.57 | |
Independent | Walter Owens | 4,484 | 31.36 | +31.36 | |
Republican | Ed Martin | 2,604 | 18.21 | +18.21 | |
Majority | 2,727 | 19.07 | −80.93 | ||
Turnout | 14,299 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1982
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Chip Bailey (Incumbent) | 16,273 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 16,273 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 16,273 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Earlier elections
editFollowing 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.[11] District 24 became a multi-member district, comprising Mobile County and electing 3 Senators using plurality block voting.[12] 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.[13]
District officeholders
editSenators take office at midnight on the day of their election.[14]
- Bobby Singleton (2005–present)
- Charles Steele Jr. (1994–2004)
- Walter Owens (1990–1994)
- Earl Goodwin (1983–1990)
- Chip Bailey (1978–1983)[15]
- Sam L. Adams (1974–1978)[16]
As a multi-member district:
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- James S. Clark (1958–1966)[19]
- George E. Little (1954–1958)[20]
References
edit- ^ "Census profile: State Senate District 24, AL". Census Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "McClendon Senate Plan 1" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). p. 57. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 6, 2018" (PDF). p. 33. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). p. 28. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 30. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 7, 2006" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Certification of Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Certification of Results General Election November 5, 2002" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Election Results Archive - Alabama Legislature. Available at: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-data. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Stewart, William. "Redistricting in the South" (PDF). Rose Institute of State and Local Government. p. 6. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1975). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1965 (second and third special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 312.
- ^ "U.S. COURT REVISES LINES IN ALABAMA". The New York Times. 4 January 1972. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Alabama Senate". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1979). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1979, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 4.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1975). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1975 (organizational and first, second, and third special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 4.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1967). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1967 (organizational and special sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 4.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1971). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1971 (third special session). Alabama Legislature. p. 770.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1959). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1959, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions). Alabama Legislature. p. 6.
- ^ Alabama Legislature (1956). Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1956 (special session). Alabama Legislature. p. 352.