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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 20
Linda Coleman-Madison has no major-party opponent.
Linda Coleman-Madison has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Linda Coleman-Madison
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+56: 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
- 126,706
- People per km²
- 351
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 22%
- White, no degree
- 20%of adults
- White 22%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 67%
- 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
53,549 two-party votes · D+55.6 · D+57.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)77.8%
Donald Trump (R)22.2%
2022
27,976 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Linda Coleman-Madison (D)98.5%
Write-In (—)1.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
61,199 two-party votes · D+55.7 · D+51.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)77.8%
Donald Trump (R)22.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
37,092 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Linda Coleman-Madison (D)98.3%
Writein (—)1.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
56,493 two-party votes · D+46.5 · D+44.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)73.3%
Donald Trump (R)26.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
23,368 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Coleman (D)100.0%