Alabama's 18th Senate district

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Alabama's 18th Senate district - Wikipedia

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Alabama's 18th
State Senate district

Demographics

35.9% White
54.8% Black
4.5% Hispanic
2.6% Asian

Population (2022)

140,969

Notes

^[1]

Alabama's 18th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Rodger Smitherman since 1994.

Geography

The district covers a portion of Jefferson County, and includes most of Birmingham.^[2]

Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 18^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	28,642	98.78	+0.43
	Write-in		355	1.22	-0.43
Majority			28,287	97.55	+0.85
Turnout			28,997
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 18^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	39,819	98.35	+0.13
	Write-in		668	1.65	-0.13
Majority			39,151	96.70	+0.27
Turnout			40,487
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2014: Senate District 18^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	23,195	98.22	−0.10
	Write-in		421	1.78	+0.10
Majority			22,774	96.43	−0.20
Turnout			23,616
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 18^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	25,154	98.32	+17.72
	Write-in		431	1.68	+1.52
Majority			24,723	96.63	+35.26
Turnout			25,585
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 18^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	21,212	80.60	−17.95
	Republican	Stanley Nance	5,063	19.24	+19.24
	Write-in		41	0.16	-1.29
Majority			16,149	61.37	−35.74
Turnout			26,316
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 18^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	28,206	98.55	−0.69
	Write-in		414	1.45	+0.69
Majority			27,792	97.11	−1.37
Turnout			28,620
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 18^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent)	25,226	99.24	+24.40
	Write-in		193	0.76	+0.53
Majority			25,033	98.48
Turnout			25,419
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 18^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rodger Smitherman	19,958	74.84	−23.62
	Patriot Party	Fred Horn (Incumbent)	6,649	24.93	+24.93
	Write-in		62	0.23	-1.31
Majority			13,309	49.90
Turnout			26,669
	Democratic hold

Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 18^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Horn (Incumbent)	21,959	98.46	+13.89
	Write-in		343	1.54	+1.54
Majority			21,616	96.92	+27.78
Turnout			22,302
	Democratic hold

Horn joined the Patriot Party in 1994 after failing to win the Democratic primary.^[10]

Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 18^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Horn	26,104	84.57	−15.43
	Republican	Erskine Brown	4,762	15.43	+15.43
Majority			21,342	69.14	−30.86
Turnout			30,866
	Democratic hold