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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 1
Tim Melson has no major-party opponent.
Tim Melson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Tim Melson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+54: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 147,178
- People per km²
- 52
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 28%
- White, no degree
- 61%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 8%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
72,370 two-party votes · R+55.4 · R+53.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.7%
Kamala Harris (D)22.3%
2022
36,228 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tim Melson (R)97.9%
Write-In (—)2.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
77,581 two-party votes · R+49.4 · R+54.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.7%
Joe Biden (D)25.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
48,984 votes · R+35.3✓ Tim Melson (R)67.7%
Caroline Self (D)32.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,672 two-party votes · R+54.2 · R+56.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.9%
2014 Earlier district lines
36,686 votes · R+25.3✓ Melson (R)62.6%
Curtis (D)37.4%