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Alabama House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Alabama House District 8

A district of about 42,000 people, 21% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+27.3 relative to the nation for president.

Terri Collins (R) · since Nov 2, 2010Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 105 seats

Every Alabama House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+27.341st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican53rd seat · the majority lineDistrict 8

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Alabama House of RepresentativesR+4.8

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 105 seats. Small marks are other seats in Alabama. The black marker is District 8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 17th pct · 87th of 105 in AL

Lower than 83% of seats.

White adults without a degree51% 57th pct · 46th of 105 in AL

Higher than 57% of seats.

Hispanic residents17% 99th pct · 2nd of 105 in AL

Higher than 99% of seats.

Black residents21% 55th pct · 48th of 105 in AL

Higher than 55% of seats.

Asian residents1% 58th pct · 45th of 105 in AL

Higher than 58% of seats.

People per square mile444 67th pct · 35th of 105 in AL

Denser than 67% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 49
23% college gradsR+48.8Held RDistrict 28
29% BlackR+21.4CountingDistrict 91
23% college gradsR+52.4Held RDistrict 73
43% college gradsR+28.4Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Terri Collins (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 70.1

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)