The following table displays, by color, the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alabama from 1817 to the current year. As such, it may indicate the political party strength at any given time. The officers listed include:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1817–1882

Year Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senate
(Class II)		 U.S. Senate
(Class III)		 U.S.
House
1817 William Wyatt Bibb (NP)[b] no such office no such office no such office Jack Ross[c] no such bodies no such offices John
Crowell (DR)[d] 		no electoral votes
1818 Henry Hitchcock (DR)[e] [?] D majority
1819 William Wyatt Bibb (DR)[f] Thomas A. Rodgers Henry Hitchcock (DR) Samuel Pickens Jack Ross W majority William R. King (DR) John Williams Walker (DR) John
Crowell (DR)
1820 D majority Monroe/
Tompkins (DR) Green tickY
Thomas Bibb (DR)[g]
1821 James J. Pleasants (W) W majority Gabriel
Moore (DR)
1822 Israel Pickens (DR) John C. Perry William Kelly (DR)
1823 Thomas White D majority 3DR
1824 James Innes Thornton[h] Jackson/
Calhoun (DR) Red XN
1825 Constantine Perkins William R. King (J) Henry H. Chambers (J) 3J
1826 John Murphy (J) Israel Pickens (J)
1827 John McKinley (J)
1828 Jackson/
Calhoun (D) Green tickY
1829 George Whitfield Crabb (W) Hardin Perkins 3J
1830 Gabriel Moore (J)[i]
1831 Samuel B. Moore (D)[g] Gabriel Moore (J)
1832 John Gayle (D) Peter Martin[j] Jackson/
Van Buren (D) Green tickY
1833 Gabriel Moore (NR) 4J, 1N
1834 Edmund A. Webster William Hawn
1835 3J, 1N, 1NR
1836 Clement Comer Clay (D)[i] Thomas B. Tunstall Alexander Beaufort Meek (D)[k] Jefferson C. Van Dyke Van Buren/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1837 John Dennis Phelan (D) 18W, 12D, 3? 46W, 44D, 10? William R. King (D) John McKinley (D) 3D, 2W
Hugh McVay (D)[g] Clement Comer Clay (D)
1838 Arthur P. Bagby (D) Lincoln Clarke [?] 45D, 33W, 22?
1839 Matthew W. Lindsay (W) 19D, 9W, 5? 66D, 31W, 3?
1840 William Garrett (D) Samuel Frierson 23D, 10W 67D, 33W Van Buren/
Johnson (D) Red XN
1841 20D, 13W 54D, 46W 5D
1842 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) 52D, 48W Arthur P. Bagby (D)
1843 Thomas D. Clarke 21D, 12W 67D, 33W 6D, 1W
1844 19D, 14W 62D, 38W Dixon Hall Lewis (D) Polk/
Dallas (D) Green tickY
1845 D majority D majority
1846 Joshua L. Martin (ID)[l] William Graham 20D, 13W 61D, 37W, 2?
1847 William H. Martin 5D, 2W
1848 Reuben Chapman (D) Marion A. Baldwin Joel Riggs 17D, 16W 65D, 35W Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) William R. King (D) Cass/
Butler (D) Red XN
1849 Jeremiah Clemens (D)
1850 Henry W. Collier (D) 17W, 16D 57D, 43W
1851 4D, 2W, 1U
1852 Vincent M. Benham (D) 22U, 11SR 62U, 38SR Pierce/
King (D) Green tickY
1853 Clement Claiborne Clay (D) Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) 6D, 1W
1854 John A. Winston (D) 20D, 13W 59D, 41W
1855 William J. Greene 5D, 2KN
1856 James H. Weaver 20D, 13KN 61D, 39KN Buchanan/
Breckinridge (D) Green tickY
1857 7D
1858 Andrew B. Moore (D) 27D, 6KN 84D, 16KN
1859
1860 Patrick Henry Brittan (D) Duncan Graham (D) 27D, 6O 85D, 15O Breckinridge/
Lane (SD) Red XN
1861 vacant vacant
1862 John Gill Shorter (D) American Civil War
1863
1864 Thomas H. Watts (W)[m] no electoral votes
1865 Albert Stanhope Elmore[n] John W. A. Sanford Jr. (D) Malcolm A. Chisholm Lyd Saxon (D)
Lewis E. Parsons (R)[o]
1866 Robert M. Patton (W)[p] David L. Dalton (D) 33NP 100NP
1867 Micah Taul (D) 6R
Wager Swayne (M)[q]
1868 Charles A. Miller (R) Joshua Morse (R) Arthur Bingham (R) Grant/
Colfax (R) Green tickY
William Hugh Smith (R)[r] Willard Warner (R) George E. Spencer (R)
Andrew J. Applegate (R)
1869 Robert M. Reynolds (R) 32R, 1D 97R, 3D 4R, 2D
1870 Jabez J. Parker (D) John W. A. Sanford Jr. (D) James Grant
1871 Robert B. Lindsay (D)[r] Edward H. Moren (D) 65D, 35R George Goldthwaite (D) 3R, 3D
1872 Patrick Ragland (R) Benjamin Gardner (R) Robert T. Smith (R) Arthur Bingham (R) Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tickY
1873 David P. Lewis (R) Alexander McKinstry (R) Neander H. Rice (R) 17R, 16D[s] 51R, 49D[t] 6R, 2D
1874 Rufus K. Boyd (D) John W. A. Sanford (D) Daniel Crawford
1875 George S. Houston (D) Robert F. Ligon (D) 20D, 13R 60D, 40R 6D, 2R
1876 Willis Brewer (D) Tilden/
Hendricks (D) Red XN
1877 no such office[u] 33D 80D, 20R John T. Morgan (D) 8D
1878 William W. Screws (D) Henry Tompkins (D) Isaac Vincent (D)
1879 Rufus W. Cobb (D) 31D, 2R 91D, 4ID, 3R, 2GB George S. Houston (D) 7D, 1GB
1880 J. Malcolm Carmichael Luke Pryor (D) Hancock/
English (D) Red XN
1881 33D 94D, 4ID, 1R, 1GB James L. Pugh (D) 8D
1882 Ellis Phelan (D) 7D, 1GB
Year Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
general		 Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senate
(Class II)		 U.S. Senate
(Class III)		 U.S.
House		 Electoral votes
Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress

1883–present

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senate
(Class II)		 U.S. Senate
(Class III)		 U.S. House
1883 Edward A. O'Neal (D) no such office[v] Ellis Phelan (D) Henry Tompkins (D) J. Malcolm Carmichael Frederick Smith Edward C. Betts (D) 31D, 2R 77D, 17I, 5R, 1GB John T. Morgan (D) James L. Pugh (D) 8D
1884 Thomas McClellan (D) Malcolm C. Burke 7D, 1R Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) Green tickY
1885 Charles C. Langdon (D)[n] 30D, 3R 93D, 7R 8D
1886
1887 Thomas Seay (D) Reuben Kolb (D) 32D, 1R 83D, 17R
1888 Cyrus D. Hogue John Cobbs (D) Cleveland/
Thurman (D) Red XN
1889 William L. Martin (D) 92D, 8R
1890 Joseph D. Barron (D) 7D, 1R
1891 Thomas G. Jones (D) Hector D. Lane (D) 33D 97D, 3R 8D
1892 John Purifoy (D)[n] J. Craig Smith (D) Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Green tickY
1893 26D, 7Pop 61D, 38Pop, 1R 9D
1894 James K. Jackson (D) William C. Fitts (D)
1895 William C. Oates (D) 24D, 8Pop, 1R 65D, 34Pop, 1R 8D, 1Pop
1896 Walter S. White George Ellis (D) Issac F. Culver (D) 5D, 2Pop, 2R Bryan/
Sewall (D) Red XN
1897 Joseph F. Johnston (D) 22D, 9Pop, 2R 74D, 23Pop, 3R Edmund Pettus (D) 8D, 1Pop
1898 Robert P. McDavid (D) Charles G. Brown 7D, 1Pop, 1R
1899 28D, 5Pop 89D, 10Pop, 1R 9D
1900 Thomas L. Sowell (D) J. Craig Smith (D) Robert R. Poole (D) Bryan/
Stevenson (D) Red XN
William D. Jelks (D)[w] 8D, 1R
1901 William J. Samford (D)[f] 32D, 1Pop 92D, 6Pop, 2R 9D
William D. Jelks (D)[x][y]
1902
1903 Russell McWhortor
Cunningham (D)[z] 		J. Thomas Heflin (D) Massey Wilson (D) 35D 103D, 2R
1904 Edmund R. McDavid (D)[k] Parker/
Davis (D) Red XN
1905 J. Malcolm Carmichael
1906
1907 B. B. Comer (D) Henry B. Gray (D) Frank N. Julian (D) Alexander M. Garber (D) William W. Brandon (D) Walter D. Seed Sr. (D) Joseph A. Wilkinson (D) 34D, 1R 104D, 2R John H. Bankhead (D) Joseph F. Johnston (D)
1908 Bryan/
Kern (D) Red XN
1909
1910 Cyrus B. Brown (D)
1911 Emmet O'Neal (D) Walter D. Seed Sr. (D) Robert Brickell (D) Charles Brooks Smith (D) John Purifoy (D) Reuben Kolb (D) 103D, 3R
1912 Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 10D
1914 Francis S. White (D)
1915 Charles Henderson (D) Thomas Kilby (D) John Purifoy (D) William Logan Martin (D) Miles C. Allgood (D) William Lancaster (D) James A. Wade (D) 104D, 2R Oscar Underwood (D)
1916
1917
1918 F. Lloyd Tate
Emmet S. Thigpen
1919 Thomas Kilby (D) Nathan Lee Miller (D) William Peyton Cobb (D) J. Q. Smith (D) Henry F. Lee (D) Robert Bradley Miles C. Allgood (D) 100D, 5R, 1?
1920 B. B. Comer (D) Cox/
Roosevelt (D) Red XN
1921 Harwell Goodwin Davis (D) J. Thomas Heflin (D)
1922
1923 William W. Brandon (D) Charles S. McDowell (D)[aa] Sidney H. Blan (D) William B. Allgood (D) George Ellis (D) James Monroe Moore (D) 35D 105D, 1R
1924 Davis/
Bryan (D) Red XN
1925
1926
1927 Bibb Graves (D) William C. Davis (D) John M. Brandon (D) Charlie C. McCall (D) Sidney H. Blan (D) William B. Allgood (D) Samuel Dunwoody (D) 104D, 2R Hugo Black (D)
1928 Smith/
Robinson (D) Red XN
1929
1930
1931 Benjamin M. Miller (D) Hugh Davis Merrill (D) Pete Bryant Jarman Jr. (D) Thomas E. Knight Jr. (D) John M. Brandon (D) Sidney H. Blan (D) Seth Paddock Storrs (D) 103D, 3R John H. Bankhead II (D)
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 9D
1934
1935 Bibb Graves (D) Thomas E. Knight David Howell Turner (D) Albert A. Carmichael (D) Charles E. McCall (D) John M. Brandon (D) Robert James Goode (D) 105D, 1R
1936
1937 Dixie Bibb Graves (D)
1938 J. Lister Hill (D)
1939 Frank M. Dixon (D) Albert A. Carmichael (D) John M. Brandon (D) Thomas S. Lawson (D) David Howell Turner (D) Charles E. McCall (D)[f] Haygood Paterson (D)
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941 Walter Lusk[n]
1942
1943 Chauncey Sparks (D) Leven H. Ellis (D) David Howell Turner (D) William N. McQueen (D) John M. Brandon (D) Joseph N. Poole
1944 Sibyl Pool (D)[n] Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945
1946 George R. Swift (D)
1947 Jim Folsom (D) James C. Inzer (D) Albert A. Carmichael (D) Daniel H. Thomas Sr. John M. Brandon (D) Haygood Paterson (D) John Sparkman (D)
1948 Thurmond/
Wright (Dix) Red XN
1949
1950
1951 Gordon Persons (D) James Allen (D) Agnes Baggett (D) Si Garrett (D) John M. Brandon (D) Sibyl Pool (D) Frank M. Stewart (D)
1952 Stevenson/
Sparkman (D) Red XN
1953
1954
1955 Jim Folsom (D) William G. Hardwick (D) Mary Texas Hurt Garner (D) John M. Patterson (D) Agnes Baggett (D) John M. Brandon (D) A. W. Todd (D)
1956 Stevenson/
Kefauver (D) Red XN
1957
1958
1959 John M. Patterson (D) Albert Boutwell (D) Bettye Frink (D) MacDonald Gallion (D) Mary Texas Hurt Garner (D) Agnes Baggett (D) Robert Bamberg (D) 106D
1960 6 – Byrd/
Thurmond (Dix) Red XN
5 – Kennedy/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1961
1962
1963 George Wallace (D) James Allen (D) Agnes Baggett (D) Richmond Flowers Sr. (D) Bettye Frink (D) Mary Texas Hurt Garner (D) A. W. Todd (D) 104D, 2R 8D
1964 Goldwater/
Miller (R) Red XN
1965 5R, 3D
1966
1967 Lurleen Wallace (D)[f] Albert Brewer (D)[ab] Mabel Sanders Amos (D) MacDonald Gallion (D) Melba Till Allen (D) Agnes Baggett (D) Richard Beard (D) 34D, 1R 106D 5D, 3R
1968 Wallace/
LeMay (AI) Red XN
Albert Brewer (D)[ac] vacant
1969 James Allen (D)
1970
1971 George Wallace (D) Jere Beasley (D)[ad] Bill Baxley (D) 35D 104D, 2R
1972 Marion Gilmer (D)[f] Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1973 4D, 3R
1974 McMillan Lane (D)[n]
1975 Agnes Baggett (D) Bettye Frink (D) Melba Till Allen (D) 105D
1976 Carter/
Mondale (D) Green tickY
1977
1978 Annie Laurie Gunter (D)[n] Maryon Pittman Allen (D)
1979 Fob James (D) George McMillan (D) Don Siegelman (D) Charles Graddick (D) 101D, 4R Howell Heflin (D) Donald Stewart (D)
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 Jeremiah Denton (R)
1982
1983 George Wallace (D) Bill Baxley (D) Jan Cook (D) Albert McDonald (D) 32D, 3R 97D, 8R 5D, 2R
1984 29D, 3R, 3I 87D, 18R
1985
1986
1987 H. Guy Hunt (R)[ae] Jim Folsom Jr. (D) Glen Browder (D) Don Siegelman (D) George Wallace Jr. (D) 30D, 5R 89D, 16R Richard Shelby (D)
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989 Fred Crawford (R)[k] 27D, 8R[af] 82D, 23R
1990 Perry A. Hand (R)[k]
1991 Billy Joe Camp (D) Jimmy Evans (D) Terry Ellis (D) A. W. Todd (D) 28D, 7R
1992 Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 27D, 8R 4D, 3R
Jim Folsom Jr. (D)[ac] vacant James R. Bennett (D)[n]
1994
1995 Fob James (R) Don Siegelman (D) Jeff Sessions (R)[ag] Pat Duncan (R) Lucy Baxley (D) Jack Thompson (R) 23D, 12R 73D, 32R Richard Shelby (R)[ah]
1996 Dole/
Kemp (R) Red XN
1997 William H. Pryor Jr. (R)[n] 71D, 34R[ai] Jeff Sessions (R)[aj] 5R, 2D
1998 21D, 14R[ak] 68D, 37R[al]
1999 Don Siegelman (D) Steve Windom (R) James R. Bennett (R)[am] Susan Parker (D) Charles Bishop (D) 23D, 12R 69D, 36R
2000 24D, 11R[an] Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 68D, 37R[ao]
2002 67D, 38R[ap]
2003 Bob Riley (R) Lucy Baxley (D) Nancy Worley (D) Beth Chapman (R) Kay Ivey (R) Ron Sparks (D) 25D, 10R 63D, 42R[aq]
2004
Troy King (R)[n]
2005
2006 62D, 43R[ar]
2007 Jim Folsom Jr. (D) Beth Chapman (R) Samantha Shaw (R) 23D, 12R
2008 22D, 13R[as] McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
2009 21D, 13R, 1I[at] 4R, 3D
2010 20D, 14R, 1I[au] 60D, 45R[av] 5R, 2D[aw]
2011 Robert J. Bentley (R)[ax] Kay Ivey (R) Luther Strange (R)[ag] Young Boozer (R) John McMillan (R) 22R, 12D, 1I 66R, 39D[ay] 6R, 1D
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 23R, 11D, 1I[az] 66R, 38D, 1I[ba]
James R. Bennett (R)
2014 67R, 37D, 1I[bb]
2015 John Merrill (R) Jim Zeigler (R) 26R, 8D, 1I 72R, 33D
2016 Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 Steve Marshall (R)[k] Luther Strange (R)[k]
Kay Ivey (R)[ac] vacant
2018 Doug Jones (D)[bc]
2019 Will Ainsworth (R) John McMillan (R) Rick Pate (R) 27R, 8D 77R, 28D
2020 Trump/
Pence (R) Red XN
2021 Tommy Tuberville (R)
2022 Young Boozer (R)
2023 Wes Allen (R) Andrew Sorrell (R) Katie Britt (R)
2024 [to be determined]
Year Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney general Auditor Treasurer Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senate
(Class II)		 U.S. Senate
(Class III)		 U.S. House Electoral votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ With the adoption of the state Constitution of 1819, the auditor became the comptroller of public accounts elected annually by a joint vote of both houses of the General Assembly. The Constitution of 1868 changed the title of the office to auditor and established a process by which the officeholder would be chosen by the electors of the state every four years.
  2. ^ Governor of Alabama Territory appointed by President James Monroe.
  3. ^ Treasurer of Alabama Territory.
  4. ^ Delegate from Alabama Territory.
  5. ^ Secretary of Alabama Territory.
  6. ^ a b c d e Died in office.
  7. ^ a b c As president of the state senate, filled unexpired term.
  8. ^ Resigned.
  9. ^ a b Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  10. ^ Resigned following appointment to the Circuit Court bench.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  12. ^ Democrat who opposed party leaders and ran as an independent.
  13. ^ Arrested by Union forces soon after the American Civil War ended in May 1865; was released a few weeks later.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Initially appointed to fill vacancy, later elected in his own right.
  15. ^ Provisional governor appointed by the Union occupation; between Watts's arrest and Parsons' appointment, Alabama had no governor, instead being under direct rule of General George Henry Thomas.
  16. ^ The United States Congress stripped Patton of most of his authority in March 1867, after which time the state was effectively under the control of Major General Wager Swayne.
  17. ^ Military governor appointed during Reconstruction; though Patton was still officially governor, he was mostly a figurehead. The term start date given is the date of the first of the Reconstruction Acts, which placed Alabama into the Third Military District; all references only say "March 1867."
  18. ^ a b Robert Lindsay was sworn into office on November 26, 1870, but William H. Smith refused to leave his seat for two weeks, claiming Lindsay was fraudulently elected, finally leaving office on December 8, 1870, when a court so ordered.
  19. ^ Initial returns showed a 19-14 Democratic majority, but was overturned in a series of contests through March 1873.
  20. ^ Initial returns showed a 54-46 Democratic majority, but was overturned in a series of contests through March 1873.
  21. ^ Position of lieutenant governor was eliminated in 1875, effective at the end of the then-present term in November 1876, and was reestablished upon the adoption of the Alabama Constitution in 1901.
  22. ^ Position of lieutenant governor was eliminated in 1875, effective at the end of the then-present term in November 1876, and was reestablished upon the adoption of the Alabama Constitution in 1901.
  23. ^ Acting governor for 26 days. Jelks was president of the state Senate when William J. Samford was out of state at the start of his term seeking medical treatment.
  24. ^ As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term and was subsequently elected in his or her own right.
  25. ^ Gubernatorial terms were increased from two to four years during Jelks' governorship; his first term was filling out Samford's two-year term, and he was subsequently elected in 1902 for a four-year term.
  26. ^ Acting governor from April 25, 1904 until March 5, 1905 while Jelks was out of state for medical treatment.
  27. ^ Acting governor for two days—July 10 and 11, 1924—while Brandon was out of state for 21 days as a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
  28. ^ Wallace left the state for 20 days for medical treatment; as lieutenant governor, Brewer became acting governor on July 25, 1967. Wallace returned to the state later that day.
  29. ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  30. ^ Acting governor for 32 days, from June 5 until July 7, 1972. Beasley was lieutenant governor when Wallace spent 52 days in Maryland for medical treatment following an assassination attempt while campaigning for president of the United States.
  31. ^ Removed from office upon being convicted of illegally using campaign and inaugural funds to pay personal debts; he was later pardoned by the state parole board based on innocence.
  32. ^ Sens. John Amari, Frank "Butch" Ellis, and John Rice switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[1]
  33. ^ a b Resigned to accept U.S. Senate seat.
  34. ^ Switched parties from Democratic to Republican in December 1994.
  35. ^ Reps. H. Mac Gipson and Ronald "Ron" Johnson switch parties from Democratic to Republican.
  36. ^ Resigned to become United States Attorney General.
  37. ^ Sens. Chip Bailey and Steve Windom switched parties from Democratic to Republican before the 1998 session.
  38. ^ Reps. Gerald Allen, Steve Flowers, and Tim Parker Jr. switch parties from Democrat to Republican.[2]
  39. ^ Bennett ran as a Democrat in 1994 and as a Republican in 1998. He might have switched parties between those elections.
  40. ^ Sen. Jeff Enfinger switched parties from Republican to Democratic.[3]
  41. ^ A Republican won a special election, flipping a seat from the Democrats.
  42. ^ Rep. Blaine Galliher switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[4]
  43. ^ Rep. Johnny Ford switched parties from Democratic to Republican right after the election, becoming the first black Republican legislator in Alabama in over a century. He resigned in 2004 and was succeeded by Democrat Pebblin Warren before the 2005 session. At the same time, Republican Nick Williams succeed longtime Democratic Rep. Jeff Dolbare in a special election, leaving the overall House partisan composition unchanged.[5][6][7]
  44. ^ Democratic Rep. Jack Venable died, and was succeeded by Republican Barry Mask, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican.[8]
  45. ^ Sen. Jimmy Holley switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[9]
  46. ^ Paul Sanford succeeded Parker Griffith after he resigned to take a Congressional seat, flipping a seat from Democratic to Republican. Sen. Harri Anne Smith was thrown out by the Republicans and became an Independent at around the same time after crossing party lines to endorse Democrat Bobby Bright in his successful run for Congress.
  47. ^ Sen. Jim Preuitt switched parties from Democratic to Republican in the lead-up to the general election.
  48. ^ Democratic Reps. Sue Schmitz and Lea Fite resigned and died, and were succeeded in special elections by Republicans Phil Williams and K. L. Brown, respectively, before the 2010 session.
  49. ^ Rep. Parker Griffith switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  50. ^ Resigned per the terms of a plea deal after being convicted of using state resources to facilitate and conceal an extramarital affair with a former staffer.
  51. ^ Four representatives, Alan Boothe, Steve Hurst, Mike Millican, and Lesley Vance, switched parties from Democratic to Republican right after the election. Between the 2011 and 2012 sessions Rep. Daniel Boman switched parties from Republican to Democratic, and Rep. Alan Harper switched parties from Democratic to Republican, leaving the partisan composition of the House overall the same.
  52. ^ Sen. Jerry Fielding switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  53. ^ Rep. Richard Laird switched parties from Democratic to Independent, and caucused with the Republicans.
  54. ^ Rep. Charles Newton switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[10]
  55. ^ Winner of the special election to fill the remainder of Jeff Sessions's term

References

  1. ^ "Birmingham state senator switches to Republicans". The Gadsden Times. 1989-02-08. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  2. ^ Stevenson, Tommy (2002-01-06). "After 12 years, Parker won't seek 4th term". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. ^ Strope, Leigh (2000-05-14). "Democrats warm to idea of Republicans jumping ship". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  4. ^ Beyerle, Dana (2001-09-07). "Galliher makes party switch official". The Gadsden Times. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ Beyerle, Dana (2005-02-15). "New Republican PAC files finance report after deadline". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  7. ^ Yoshinaka, Antoine (2016). Crossing the Aisle: Party Switching by U.S. Legislators in the Postwar Era. p. 88. ISBN 9781107115897. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ^ "Mask's win a sign of things to come". Shelby County Reporter. 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  9. ^ Cook, Jim (2008-01-11). "Jimmy Holley switches to Republican party". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  10. ^ Lyman, Brian (2014-02-07). "Charles Newton, longtime Democratic representative, switches to GOP". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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