Thayer Spencer

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Thayer Spencer

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

Thayer Spencer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 23. Spencer lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alabama State Senate District 23

Robert Stewart defeated Michael Nimmer and Portia Shepherd in the general election for Alabama State Senate District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Stewart (D)	53.4	25,953
	Submit photo	Michael Nimmer (R)	44.6	21,682
		Portia Shepherd (L)	2.0	959
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,612
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 23

Robert Stewart defeated Hank Sanders in the Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 23 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Stewart	55.6	8,255
	Submit photo	Hank Sanders	44.4	6,602

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,857
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 23

Hank Sanders and Robert Stewart advanced to a runoff. They defeated Darrio Melton and Thayer Spencer in the Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 23 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hank Sanders	44.7	10,634
✔		Robert Stewart	30.1	7,166
		Darrio Melton	23.3	5,543
	Submit photo	Thayer Spencer	1.9	456

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,799
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Nimmer advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 23.

Campaign themes

2022

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Current members of the Alabama State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Steve Livingston

Minority Leader:Bobby Singleton

Senators

District 1

Tim Melson (R)

District 2

Tom Butler (R)

District 3

Arthur Orr (R)

District 4

Garlan Gudger (R)

District 5

Matt Woods (R)

District 6

Larry Stutts (R)

District 7

Sam Givhan (R)

District 8

Steve Livingston (R)

District 9

Wes Kitchens (R)

District 10

Andrew Jones (R)

District 11

Lance Bell (R)

District 12

Keith Kelley (R)

District 13

Randy Price (R)

District 14

April Weaver (R)

District 15

Dan Roberts (R)

District 16

J.T. Waggoner (R)

District 17

Shay Shelnutt (R)

District 18

Rodger Smitherman (D)

District 19

Merika Coleman (D)

District 20

Linda Coleman-Madison (D)

District 21

Gerald Allen (R)

District 22

Greg Albritton (R)

District 23

Robert Stewart (D)

District 24

Bobby Singleton (D)

District 25

Will Barfoot (R)

District 26

Kirk Hatcher (D)

District 27

Jay Hovey (R)

District 28

Billy Beasley (D)

District 29

Donnie Chesteen (R)

District 30

Clyde Chambliss (R)

District 31

Josh Carnley (R)

District 32

Chris Elliott (R)

District 33

Vivian Figures (D)

District 34

Jack Williams (R)

District 35

David Sessions (R)

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Democratic Party (8)