Alabama Senate District 17

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Shay Shelnutt Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Shay ShelnuttRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win on file

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Shay Shelnutt (Republican) won by 82.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 41,934
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShay ShelnuttWon(incumbent)	Republican	38,13791.0%	91.0%
LibertarianJohn Fortenberry	Libertarian	3,6758.8%	8.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1220.3%	0.3%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShay ShelnuttWon(incumbent)	Republican	45,92598.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	7921.7%	1.7%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShelnuttWon	Republican	31,10598.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3631.1%	1.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,805
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanScott BeasonWon(incumbent)	Republican	38,77781.1%	81.1%
DemocraticT. E. Hudson	Democratic	8,97318.8%	18.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	550.1%	0.1%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanScott BeasonWon	Republican	30,446100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,318
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack BiddleWon(incumbent)	Republican	30,47883.9%	83.9%
LibertarianCaroline B. Moore	Libertarian	5,68515.7%	15.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1550.4%	0.4%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack BiddleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,233100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack BiddleWon	Republican	28,720100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,083
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMac ParsonsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,37463.8%	63.8%
RepublicanGlenn Wadsworth	Republican	12,70936.2%	36.2%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMac ParsonsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,119100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,331
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMac ParsonsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,84457.7%	57.7%
IndependentTom Gloor	Independent	6,48742.3%	42.3%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSpencer BachusWon	Republican	23,54366.3%	66.3%
OtherDale Corley	Other	11,95333.7%	33.7%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug CookWon	Democratic	20,858100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie Hubert GilmoreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,829100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 17, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDon HorneWon	Democratic	15,133100.0%	100.0%

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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Election Wrld. (2026). Alabama Senate District 17, election results 1970 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/al/senate/17. 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