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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 4
Garlan Gudger has no major-party opponent.
Garlan Gudger has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Garlan Gudger
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+81: 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
- 143,432
- People per km²
- 26
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 76%of adults
- White 90%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 2%
- Asian 1%
- 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
66,159 two-party votes · R+81.7 · R+80.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)90.9%
Kamala Harris (D)9.1%
2022
38,572 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Garlan Gudger (R)99.2%
Write-In (—)0.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
68,112 two-party votes · R+79.1 · R+83.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)89.6%
Joe Biden (D)10.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
40,160 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Garlan Gudger (R)99.1%
Writein (—)0.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
59,593 two-party votes · R+79.5 · R+81.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)89.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)10.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
33,625 votes · R+47.2✓ Bussman (R)73.6%
Mancuso (D)26.4%