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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 12
Keith Kelley has no major-party opponent.
Keith Kelley has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Keith Kelley
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+43: 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
- 149,722
- People per km²
- 58
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 20%
- White, no degree
- 57%of adults
- White 69%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 22%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
62,422 two-party votes · R+44.3 · R+42.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.2%
Kamala Harris (D)27.8%
2022
39,106 votes · R+47.4✓ Keith Kelley (R)73.6%
Danny McCullars (D)26.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
69,967 two-party votes · R+37.3 · R+41.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.6%
Joe Biden (D)31.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
42,505 votes · R+29.2✓ Del Marsh (R)64.5%
Jim Williams (D)35.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,101 two-party votes · R+41.0 · R+43.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.5%
2014 Earlier district lines
30,824 votes · R+14.5✓ Marsh (R)57.2%
Stewart (D)42.8%