Alabama State Senate District 35

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by David Sessions Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

David SessionsRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: David Sessions (Republican) won by 71.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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David SessionsIncumbentRepublican

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Source: sos.alabama.gov (PDF), dated Aug 28

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 31,810
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid SessionsWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,13385.3%	85.3%
LibertarianClifton Hudson	Libertarian	4,48814.1%	14.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1890.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,547
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2018 to 2021)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid SessionsWon	Republican	28,81667.7%	67.7%
DemocraticTom Holmes	Democratic	13,69432.2%	32.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	370.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,051
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHightowerWon	Republican	19,17373.6%	73.6%
DemocraticDoolittle	Democratic	6,86226.3%	26.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	160.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,971
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBen BrooksWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,30759.1%	59.1%
DemocraticScott A. Buzbee	Democratic	12,65340.9%	40.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,379
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBen BrooksWon	Republican	13,94550.9%	50.9%
DemocraticGary Tanner(incumbent)	Democratic	13,43449.1%	49.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,074
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGary TannerWon	Democratic	15,82650.9%	50.9%
RepublicanGeorge M. Callahan(incumbent)	Republican	15,23449.0%	49.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	140.1%	0.1%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGeorge M. CallahanWon	Republican	16,35958.5%	58.5%
DemocraticStaten	Democratic	11,62241.5%	41.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,649
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteve WindomWon(incumbent)	Democratic	14,72757.4%	57.4%
RepublicanDennis Hebert	Republican	10,92242.6%	42.6%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteve WindomWon	Democratic	16,66364.4%	64.4%
RepublicanJerry Lathan	Republican	9,22535.6%	35.6%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill MentonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,284100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill MentonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,227100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill MentonWon	Democratic	13,00856.4%	56.4%
OtherGary Tanner	Other	10,07143.6%	43.6%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBob GlassWon	Democratic	4,44862.2%	62.2%
RepublicanDanny Perry	Republican	2,69837.8%	37.8%

Alabama Senate District 35, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill RobertsWon	Democratic	13,18393.2%	93.2%
OtherC. F. McDade	Other	9646.8%	6.8%

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 Senate District 35, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/al/senate/35. Retrieved October 31, 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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:al/sldu:35

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