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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 35
David Sessions has no major-party opponent.
David Sessions has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
David Sessions
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+40: 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
- 125,419
- People per km²
- 68
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 53%of adults
- White 69%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 19%
- Asian 4%
- 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
62,158 two-party votes · R+39.7 · R+38.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.8%
Kamala Harris (D)30.2%
2022
31,810 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ David Sessions (R)85.3%
Clifton Hudson (L)14.1%
Write-In (—)0.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
60,243 two-party votes · R+41.1 · R+45.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.5%
Joe Biden (D)29.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
42,979 votes · R+35.3✓ David Sessions (R)67.6%
Tom Holmes (D)32.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
54,128 two-party votes · R+47.6 · R+49.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
26,035 votes · R+47.3✓ Hightower (R)73.6%
Doolittle (D)26.4%