Alabama's 8th Senate district

Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 8^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Livingston (Incumbent)	33,758	98.21	−0.12
	Write-in		614	1.79	+0.12
Majority			33,144	96.43	−0.22
Turnout			34,372
	Republican hold

Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 8^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Livingston (Incumbent)	37,913	98.33	+26.17
	Write-in		645	1.67	+1.48
Majority			37,268	96.65
Turnout			38,558
	Republican hold

Alabama Senate election, 2014: Senate District 8^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Livingston	24,332	72.16	+21.66
	Democratic	Horace Clemmons	9,322	27.65	−21.41
	Write-in		64	0.19	-0.24
Majority			15,010	44.52	+43.08
Turnout			33,718
	Republican hold

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 8^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shadrack McGill	20,603	50.50	+7.15
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	20,016	49.06	−7.44
	Write-in		177	0.43	+0.28
Majority			587	1.44	−11.72
Turnout			40,796
	Republican gain from Democratic

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 8^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	19,364	56.50	−1.70
	Republican	Don Stout	14,855	43.35	+1.73
	Write-in		51	0.15	-0.03
Majority			4,509	13.16	−3.43
Turnout			34,270
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 8^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	19,890	58.20	−3.83
	Republican	David Hammonds	14,222	41.62	+3.70
	Write-in		61	0.18	+0.13
Majority			5,668	16.59	−7.41
Turnout			34,173
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	19,986	62.03	−37.87
	Republican	J. Roger Culpepper	12,220	37.92	+37.92
	Write-in		16	0.05	-0.05
Majority			7,766	24.10	−75.70
Turnout			32,222
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	17,142	99.90	+0.18
	Write-in		17	0.10	-0.18
Majority			17,125	99.80	+0.35
Turnout			17,159
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	20,618	99.72	−0.28
	Write-in		57	0.28	+0.28
Majority			20,561	99.45	−0.55
Turnout			20,675
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent)	17,582	100.00	+44.49
Majority			17,582	100.00	+88.88
Turnout			17,582
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1983: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron (Incumbent, Write-In)	7,496	55.51	−44.46
	Democratic	J. David Stout	5,994	44.39	+44.39
	N/A	Write-in (all others)	14	0.10	+0.07
Majority			1,502	11.12
Turnout			13,504
	Democratic hold

This remains the only occasion that a write-in candidate has won election to the Alabama Legislature.^[9]

Alabama Senate election, 1982: Senate District 8^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lowell Barron	19,866	99.97
	Write-in		5	0.03
Majority			19,861	99.95
Turnout			19,871
	Democratic hold

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.^[10]

• Steve Livingston (2014–present)
• Shadrack McGill (2010–2014)
• Lowell Barron (1982–2010)
• James Lemaster (1978–1982)^[11]
• John Baker (1974–1978)^[12]
• Richard Malone (1970–1974)^[13]
• Ollie W. Nabors (1966–1970)^[14]
• Bill Nichols (1962–1966)^[15]
• G. Kyser Leonard (1954–1962)^[16]