Alabama State House District 88

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jerry Starnes Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Jerry StarnesRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Jerry Starnes (Republican) won by 73.1 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 11,620
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJerry StarnesWon	Republican	10,02086.2%	86.2%
LibertarianJustin May	Libertarian	1,52413.1%	13.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	760.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,310
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2018 to 2021)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWill DismukesWon	Republican	11,49470.5%	70.5%
DemocraticCory Creel	Democratic	4,78529.3%	29.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	310.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,400
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBeckmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,21597.8%	97.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1852.2%	2.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,611
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul BeckmanWon	Republican	14,38298.4%	98.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2291.6%	1.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,884
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanH. Gipson Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	10,54275.9%	75.9%
DemocraticM. Benjamin Abernathy I	Democratic	3,34224.1%	24.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,851
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanH. Gipson Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	11,68198.6%	98.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1701.4%	1.4%

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanH. Gipson Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	10,833100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,665
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Gipson Jr.Won	Democratic	6,57551.9%	51.9%
RepublicanTerry Templeton	Republican	6,09048.1%	48.1%

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Nolan WilliamsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,669100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,897
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Nolan WilliamsWon	Democratic	4,54777.1%	77.1%
OtherAllan Parker	Other	1,34722.8%	22.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,858
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
IndependentJames G. SasserWon(incumbent)	Independent	2,95050.4%	50.4%
DemocraticR. Nolan Williams(incumbent)	Democratic	2,41741.3%	41.3%
RepublicanAverett	Republican	4918.4%	8.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,613
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPhil PooleWon	Democratic	8,609100.0%	100.0%
OtherGeorge Clark(incumbent)	Other	30.0%	0.0%
OtherEarl Neal	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge ClarkWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,039100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,842
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama House of Representatives District 88, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge ClarkWon	Democratic	5,34268.1%	68.1%
OtherSpiver Gordon	Other	2,50031.9%	31.9%

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 88, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/al/house/88. Retrieved October 30, 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.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026