Alabama's 8th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the
Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by
Steve Livingston
Steve Livingston is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the Alabama Senate, representing the 8th district since January 2015. In 2023, his Republican colleagues elected him Majority Leader of the Alabama Sen ...
, the Senate Majority Leader, since 2014.
Geography
The district covers the entirety of
Jackson County, and portions of
Madison and
DeKalb counties.
Election history
2022
2018
2014
2010
2006
2002
1998
1994
1990
1986
1983
This remains the only occasion that a write-in candidate has won election to the
Alabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serv ...
.
1982
District officeholders
Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.
*
Steve Livingston
Steve Livingston is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the Alabama Senate, representing the 8th district since January 2015. In 2023, his Republican colleagues elected him Majority Leader of the Alabama Sen ...
(2014–present)
* Shadrack McGill (2010–2014)
*
Lowell Barron
Lowell Ray Barron is a former Democratic politician, businessman who was a member of the Alabama Senate, and represented the 8th District from 1982 to 2010. He was elected President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate from 1999 to 2007, and after havi ...
(1982–2010)
* James Lemaster (1978–1982)
* John Baker (1974–1978)
* Richard Malone (1970–1974)
* Ollie W. Nabors (1966–1970)
*
Bill Nichols (1962–1966)
* G. Kyser Leonard (1954–1962)
References
{{Alabama legislative districts
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