2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Alabama Senate District 8
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Shadrack McGill (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Lowell Barron (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shadrack McGillRepublican · winner
50.5%20,603
Lowell BarronDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%20,016
40,796 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET