Alabama Senate District 16

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jabo Waggoner Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Spencer StoneDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Jabo Waggoner (R) 96.1

Jabo WaggonerRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win on file

Last election: Jabo Waggoner (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Years since first win on file: Not available; 8

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Spencer StoneDemocratic
Jabo WaggonerIncumbentRepublican

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 35,084
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJabo WaggonerWon(incumbent)Name as filed: J. T. Waggoner	Republican	33,71996.1%	96.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1,3653.9%	3.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 58,802
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2018 to 2021)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJabo WaggonerWon(incumbent)Name as filed: J. T. Waggoner	Republican	37,00062.9%	62.9%
DemocraticLindsey Deckard	Democratic	21,77037.0%	37.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	320.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,433
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,10777.2%	77.2%
DemocraticBell	Democratic	8,28422.7%	22.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	420.1%	0.1%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	43,60498.5%	98.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	6761.5%	1.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,985
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	34,19677.7%	77.7%
DemocraticRuss Parker	Democratic	9,78922.3%	22.3%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,31698.6%	98.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	6181.4%	1.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 53,340
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,14779.0%	79.0%
DemocraticJohns	Democratic	11,19321.0%	21.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,696100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. T. WaggonerWon	Republican	37,680100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,793
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam J. CabanissWon(incumbent)	Republican	41,83485.7%	85.7%
DemocraticRobert Hood	Democratic	6,95914.3%	14.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,622
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam J. CabanissWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,23887.0%	87.0%
DemocraticRobert Hood	Democratic	1,38413.0%	13.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRyan DegraffenriedWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,149100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRyan DegraffenriedWon	Democratic	13,653100.0%	100.0%
OtherVirgil Peake	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard ShelbyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,626100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 16, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert H. WilderWon	Democratic	14,66490.2%	90.2%
OtherW. H. Lacy III	Other	1,5939.8%	9.8%

1970 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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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