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2002Final results

2002 election for Alabama Senate District 21

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Phil Poole (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Tingle (R) by 19.9 points.

Phil PooleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%19,914
Jerry TingleRepublican
38.9%13,179
Jean AllenLibertarian
2.3%769
33,885 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92002D+38.92006R+2.52010R+24.82014R+35.12018R+32.32022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Phil Poole (D)Jerry Tingle (R)

Also on the ballot: Jean Allen (Libertarian), 2.3%