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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 21
Gerald Allen has no major-party opponent.
Gerald Allen has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Gerald Allen
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Jolie Woodrow Minor Jr.
The district
Lean R+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
- 145,747
- People per km²
- 41
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 33%
- White, no degree
- 42%of adults
- White 64%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 25%
- Asian 2%
- 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
52,690 two-party votes · R+31.6 · R+30.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.8%
Kamala Harris (D)34.2%
2022
33,292 votes · R+32.5✓ Gerald Allen (R)66.0%
Lisa Ward (D)33.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
64,773 two-party votes · R+26.0 · R+30.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)63.0%
Joe Biden (D)37.0%
2018 Earlier district lines
49,424 votes · R+35.2✓ Gerald Allen (R)67.5%
Rick Burnham (D)32.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
51,657 two-party votes · R+31.7 · R+34.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)34.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
32,340 votes · R+24.8✓ Allen (R)62.4%
Poole (D)37.6%