Alabama State Senate District 32

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Chris Elliott Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Janet ApplebyDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Chris Elliott (R) 98.2

Chris ElliottRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

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

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeElliottNo published score for Appleby
Races: None listed; Won 2 of 2
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Janet ApplebyDemocratic
Chris ElliottIncumbentRepublican

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Source: sos.alabama.gov (PDF), dated Aug 26

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris ElliottWon(incumbent)	Republican	41,07398.2%	98.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	7681.8%	1.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 60,936
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris ElliottWon	Republican	45,68775.0%	75.0%
DemocraticJason Fisher	Democratic	15,16524.9%	24.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	840.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,198
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPittmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,83781.4%	81.4%
IndependentMcCuiston	Independent	6,30618.4%	18.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	550.2%	0.2%

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTrip PittmanWon	Republican	42,36598.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4971.2%	1.2%

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBradley ByrneWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,670100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,409
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBradley ByrneWon	Republican	32,74389.9%	89.9%
LibertarianRichard Medicus	Libertarian	3,4319.4%	9.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2350.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,220
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAlbert LipscombWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,57768.4%	68.4%
DemocraticJensen	Democratic	13,64331.6%	31.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,223
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAlbert LipscombWon(incumbent)	Republican	25,77069.2%	69.2%
DemocraticDon Koontz	Democratic	11,45330.8%	30.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,855
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAlbert LipscombWon	Republican	20,46854.1%	54.1%
DemocraticLyle Underwood	Democratic	17,38745.9%	45.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,407
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry HandWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,88962.2%	62.2%
DemocraticRobert I. Gulledge	Democratic	14,51837.8%	37.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,087
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry HandWon	Republican	7,54144.1%	44.1%
IndependentJerry Boyington(incumbent)	Independent	4,94728.9%	28.9%
DemocraticL. D. Owen Jr.	Democratic	4,59926.9%	26.9%

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJerry BoyingtonWon	Democratic	16,51955.7%	55.7%
RepublicanPerry Hand	Republican	13,14944.3%	44.3%

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert I. GulledgeWon	Democratic	16,356100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 32, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. D. Owen Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	15,448100.0%	100.0%

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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:al/sldu:32

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