Alabama State Senate District 29

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Donnie Chesteen Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Donnie ChesteenRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Donnie Chesteen (Republican) won by 64.7 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Donnie ChesteenIncumbentRepublican

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 28

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 38,809
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonnie ChesteenWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,57681.4%	81.4%
DemocraticNathan Mathis	Democratic	6,47616.7%	16.7%
LibertarianFloyd McBroom	Libertarian	7371.9%	1.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	200.1%	0.1%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonnie ChesteenWon	Republican	34,17093.2%	93.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2,4876.8%	6.8%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanM. McClendonWon	Republican	16,14599.6%	99.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	630.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,109
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
IndependentHarri Anne SmithWon(incumbent)	Independent	23,80055.2%	55.2%
RepublicanGeorge Flowers	Republican	19,22544.6%	44.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	840.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,217
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarri Anne SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,50775.3%	75.3%
DemocraticRonnie Helms	Democratic	8,71024.7%	24.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,967
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarri Anne SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,58498.7%	98.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3831.3%	1.3%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHarri Anne SmithWon	Republican	18,87061.2%	61.2%
DemocraticPalmer	Democratic	11,97338.8%	38.8%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChip BaileyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,654100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,612
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChip BaileyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,07366.7%	66.7%
RepublicanMimi Page	Republican	11,53933.3%	33.3%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChip BaileyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,973100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChip BaileyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,956100.0%	100.0%
OtherMack Bullard	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,027
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEarl GoodwinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,73382.9%	82.9%
OtherJohn J. Grimes Jr.	Other	5,29317.1%	17.1%
OtherHank Sanders	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEarl GoodwinWon	Democratic	17,161100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,553
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama Senate District 29, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWalter GivhanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,07069.9%	69.9%
OtherAmelia B. Billups	Other	6,48330.1%	30.1%

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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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