Alabama's 8th Senate district explained

State:	Alabama
District:	8
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Steve Livingston
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Scottsboro
Percent White:	81.3
Percent Black:	7.3
Percent Hispanic:	6.2
Percent Asian:	0.5
Population:	149,611
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Alabama's 8th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Steve Livingston, the Senate Majority Leader, since 2014.

Geography

The district covers the entirety of Jackson County, and portions of Madison and DeKalb counties.^[2]

Election history

1983

This remains the only occasion that a write-in candidate has won election to the Alabama Legislature.^[3]

1982

District officeholders

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.^[4]

• Steve Livingston (2014–present)
• Shadrack McGill (2010–2014)
• Lowell Barron (1982–2010)
• James Lemaster (1978–1982)^[5]
• John Baker (1974–1978)^[6]
• Richard Malone (1970–1974)^[7]
• Ollie W. Nabors (1966–1970)^[8]
• Bill Nichols (1962–1966)^[9]
• G. Kyser Leonard (1954–1962)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census profile: State Senate District 8, AL . Census Reporter . 30 July 2024 . en.
2. Web site: McClendon Senate Plan 1 . Alabama Secretary of State . 30 July 2024.
3. News: Lyman . Brian . Judge dismisses indictment against ex-Sen. Lowell Barron . 30 July 2024 . Montgomery Advertiser . 26 August 2014.
4. Web site: Alabama Senate . Encyclopedia of Alabama . 26 July 2024.
5. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1979, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions) . 1979. Alabama Legislature . 3.
6. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1975 (organizational and first, second, and third special sessions). 1975. Alabama Legislature . 3.
7. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1971 (third special session). 1971. Alabama Legislature . 771.
8. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1967 (organizational and special sessions). 1967. Alabama Legislature . 3.
9. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1963, volume 3 (regular session). 1963. Alabama Legislature . 2109.
10. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1956 (special session) . 1956. Alabama Legislature . 351.