DemocratNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
Hank Sanders
Hank Sanders ran in 13 elections between 1982 and 2014, winning 12. Served in the Alabama State Senate (District 23).
- Elections
- 13
- 1982–2014
- Won
- 12
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Sanders was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sanders has run
Margin: how far Sanders finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 97.6% | — |
| 2014 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Robert W. Green (D) | 69.7% | +39.3 |
| 2010 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 97.7% | — |
| 2006 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Bob Duke (R) | 65.7% | D+31.3 |
| 2002 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Richard Motes (L) | 70.5% | D+41.4 |
| 1998 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Roy Sweatt (I), Hollis Curl (I) | 61% | D+32.0 |
| 1990 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Walt Williams (R) | 70% | D+40.0 |
| 1986 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1986 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Hayden (D) | 57.9% | +15.9 |
| 1983 | Alabama State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Peel (R), Tom Rinehart (I) | 70.8% | D+41.6 |
| 1982 | Alabama State Senate, District 29 | Runoff | Lost | Earl Goodwin (D) | 48.9% | −2.2 |
| 1982 | Alabama State Senate, District 29 | Primary | Won | Earl Goodwin (D), R. Leigh Pegues (D) | 39% | +7.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Sanders has held
- Alabama State Senate, District 23 · 1984–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Sanders has run against
- Bob Duke (R) · 2006 election, won
- Richard Motes (L) · 2002 election, won
- Roy Sweatt (I) · 1994 election, won
- Walt Williams (R) · 1990 election, won
- Peel (R) · 1983 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)