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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 18
Rodger Smitherman has no major-party opponent.
Rodger Smitherman has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Rodger Smitherman
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+60: 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
- 135,466
- People per km²
- 808
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 43%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 38%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 50%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
51,011 two-party votes · D+58.2 · D+59.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)79.1%
Donald Trump (R)20.9%
2022
28,997 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rodger M Smitherman (D)98.8%
Write-In (—)1.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
60,781 two-party votes · D+63.7 · D+59.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)81.8%
Donald Trump (R)18.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
40,487 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rodger M Smitherman (D)98.4%
Writein (—)1.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
56,350 two-party votes · D+64.4 · D+62.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)82.2%
Donald Trump (R)17.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
23,195 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Smitherman (D)100.0%