Alabama State House District 47
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mike Shaw Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Mike Shaw (R) 64.0, Christian Coleman (D) 35.9
- Last election
- Mike Shaw (Republican) won by 28.1 points, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: ShawRight column: Toomey
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeShawToomey
- Races
- Won 1 of 1
- Won 0 of 1
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Jim ToomeyDemocratic
- Mike ShawIncumbentRepublican
This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Alabama Secretary of State, Elections Division
Source: sos.alabama.gov (PDF), dated Aug 26
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- Independent
- Nonpartisan
- More than one party
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History (14 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 13,413
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike ShawWon Republican 8,59064.0% DemocraticChristian Coleman Democratic 4,81635.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 70.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,854
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2017)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDavid WheelerWon Republican 9,15054.3% DemocraticJim Toomey Democratic 7,69645.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,730
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2017)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJack WilliamsWon(incumbent) Republican 7,07372.7% DemocraticBambinelli Democratic 2,64227.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,313
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJack WilliamsWon(incumbent) Republican 8,73561.0% IndependentMcCallum Independent 5,52738.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 510.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,634
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJack WilliamsWon Republican 10,634100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,997
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn Hawkins Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 12,81298.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1851.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,592
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark GainesWon(incumbent) Republican 13,592100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,350
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark GainesWon(incumbent) Republican 13,350100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,775
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAllen SandersonWon Republican 8,36660.7% DemocraticVirginia Volker Democratic 5,40939.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,092
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGeorge SeibelsWon(incumbent) Republican 12,092100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,972
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGeorge SeibelsWon(incumbent) Republican 1,972100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,374
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,57262.0% RepublicanClayton Davis Republican 2,80238.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,049
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,45260.6% RepublicanAnne T. Odom Republican 1,59739.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,192
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Alabama House of Representatives District 47, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy JohnsonWon Democratic 1,98562.2% RepublicanWanda G. McAlister Republican 1,20737.8%
1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2022.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Alabama State House District 47, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/al/house/47. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:al/sldl:47
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026