Alabama State Senate District 5

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Matt Woods Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Matt WoodsRepublican · Incumbent

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Greg J. Reed (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Matt WoodsIncumbentRepublican

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg J. ReedWon(incumbent)	Republican	36,15999.2%	99.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2960.8%	0.8%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg J. ReedWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,35698.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4951.2%	1.2%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanReedWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,61198.7%	98.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3991.3%	1.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,746
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg ReedWon	Republican	33,50073.2%	73.2%
DemocraticBrett Wadsworth	Democratic	12,21326.7%	26.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	330.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,410
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles BishopWon	Republican	20,32255.8%	55.8%
DemocraticLarry B. Cagle	Democratic	16,08844.2%	44.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,821
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCurt LeeWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,65758.0%	58.0%
DemocraticJohn Randall Dutton	Democratic	17,13342.0%	42.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	310.1%	0.1%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCurt LeeWon	Republican	23,00054.7%	54.7%
DemocraticCharles Bishop	Democratic	19,07245.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,191
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles DavidsonWon	Republican	19,09851.4%	51.4%
DemocraticRobert Wilson Jr.(incumbent)	Democratic	18,09348.6%	48.6%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert Wilson Jr.Won	Democratic	23,41367.2%	67.2%
RepublicanEddie Key	Republican	11,45232.9%	32.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,736
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles BishopWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,01168.4%	68.4%
RepublicanCharles G. Stalfort	Republican	9,72231.6%	31.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,329
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles BishopWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,31475.8%	75.8%
RepublicanLawson	Republican	1,98423.8%	23.8%
OtherEd Robinson	Other	250.3%	0.3%
OtherJohn Lee	Other	40.1%	0.1%
OtherBurt Bank	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherBobby Prichett	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles BishopWon	Democratic	18,344100.0%	100.0%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert HallWon	Democratic	15,80693.0%	93.0%
IndependentBill Kitchens	Independent	1,1837.0%	7.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,571
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. WilsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,54880.6%	80.6%
RepublicanLarry Akins	Republican	3,02319.4%	19.4%

Alabama Senate District 5, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoe FineWon	Democratic	17,738100.0%	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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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)Data as of Oct 28, 2026