2002 Alabama Senate election

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2002 Alabama Senate election
← 1998
November 7, 2002
2006 →
All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lowell Barron J. T. Waggoner
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 12, 1999 1999
Leader's seat District 8 District 16
Last election 24 11
Seats after 25 10
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 647,267 549,943
Percentage 52.36% 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]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook
Political Report[3] 		Solid D October 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

Notes

References

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