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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 19
Merika Coleman has no major-party opponent.
Merika Coleman has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Merika Coleman
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+30: 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
- 145,414
- People per km²
- 181
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 22%
- White, no degree
- 25%of adults
- White 29%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 61%
- Asian 1%
- 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
58,579 two-party votes · D+30.3 · D+31.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)65.2%
Donald Trump (R)34.8%
2022
30,477 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Merika Coleman (D)86.5%
Danny Wilson (L)12.8%
Write-In (—)0.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
64,484 two-party votes · D+29.8 · D+25.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)64.9%
Donald Trump (R)35.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
39,383 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Priscilla Dunn (D)98.2%
Writein (—)1.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
62,513 two-party votes · D+24.5 · D+22.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.3%
Donald Trump (R)37.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
27,143 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dunn (D)100.0%