2002Final results
2002 election for Alabama Senate District 23
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Hank Sanders (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Motes (Lib) by 41.4 points.
Hank SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%26,361
Richard MotesLibertarian
29.1%10,882
37,378 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET