Alabama State House District 56

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ontario Tillman Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Ontario TillmanDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Ontario Tillman (Democratic) won by 81.9 points, 2022
Earlier results: Louise Alexander (Democratic) was unopposed, 2018, older linesAlexander (Democratic) won by 35.5 points, 2014, older linesAll 14 elections

Past results

Votes for listed candidates: 9,937
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOntario TillmanWon	Democratic	9,00890.7%	90.7%
LibertarianCarson B. Lester	Libertarian	8698.8%	8.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	600.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,997
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2018 to 2021)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLouise AlexanderWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,73198.1%	98.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2661.9%	1.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,057
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlexanderWon	Democratic	7,96066.0%	66.0%
RepublicanFoster	Republican	3,68030.5%	30.5%
IndependentLeavins	Independent	4063.4%	3.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,041
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawrence McAdoryWon	Democratic	9,88198.4%	98.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1601.6%	1.6%

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.

All elections (14 for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 9,937
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOntario TillmanWon	Democratic	9,00890.7%	90.7%
LibertarianCarson B. Lester	Libertarian	8698.8%	8.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	600.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,997
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2018 to 2021)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLouise AlexanderWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,73198.1%	98.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2661.9%	1.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,057
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlexanderWon	Democratic	7,96066.0%	66.0%
RepublicanFoster	Republican	3,68030.5%	30.5%
IndependentLeavins	Independent	4063.4%	3.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,041
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawrence McAdoryWon	Democratic	9,88198.4%	98.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1601.6%	1.6%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPriscilla DunnWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,861100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,518
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPriscilla DunnWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,33598.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1831.7%	1.7%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPriscilla DunnWon	Democratic	8,717100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawrence McAdoryWon	Democratic	8,149100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBobbie Greene McDowellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,581100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBobbie Greene McDowellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,153100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBobbie Greene McDowellWon	Democratic	2,521100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. J. BlakeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,852100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. J. BlakeWon	Democratic	5,716100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,803
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama House of Representatives District 56, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMarilyn QuarlesWon	Democratic	4,75198.9%	98.9%
RepublicanRonnie D. Foster	Republican	521.1%	1.1%

More about this race

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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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.

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