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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 5
Matt Woods has no major-party opponent.
Matt Woods has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Matt Woods
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+73: 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
- 146,401
- People per km²
- 19
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 72%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 6%
- 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.
2025 special
8,962 votes · R+72.3✓ Matt Woods (R)86.0%
Ryan Cagle (D)13.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
64,910 two-party votes · R+74.0 · R+72.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)87.0%
Kamala Harris (D)13.0%
2022
36,455 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Greg J Reed (R)99.2%
Write-In (—)0.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
73,195 two-party votes · R+71.2 · R+75.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.6%
Joe Biden (D)14.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
42,901 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Greg J Reed (R)98.8%
Writein (—)1.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,567 two-party votes · R+71.6 · R+73.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)14.2%