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2006Final results

2006 election for Alabama Senate District 23

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Hank Sanders (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Duke (R) by 31.3 points.

Hank SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%24,142
Bob DukeRepublican
34.3%12,626
36,768 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+41.61983D+40.01990D+31.32006D+8.82022D+26.22026

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