Alabama's 23rd Senate district explained

State:	Alabama
District:	23
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Robert Stewart
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Selma
Percent White:	39.7
Percent Black:	56.9
Percent Hispanic:	1.0
Percent Asian:	0.5
Population:	140,830
Population Year:	2022
Notes:	^[1]

Alabama's 23rd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Robert Stewart since 2022.

Geography

The district covers the entirety of Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Lowndes, Monroe, Perry, and Wilcox counties.^[2]

Election history

1982

District officeholders

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.^[3]

• Robert Stewart (2022–present)
• Malika Sanders-Fortier (2018–2022)
• Henry Sanders (1983–2018)
• Foy Covington Jr. (1982–1983)
• Mike Weeks (1978–1982)^[4]
• T. Dudley Perry (1974–1978)^[5]
• James S. Clark (1966–1974)^[6]
• Neil Metcalf (1962–1966)^[7]
• Rufus Barnett (1958–1962)^[8]
• Neil Metcalf (1954–1958)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census profile: State Senate District 23, AL . Census Reporter . 8 August 2024 . en.
2. Web site: McClendon Senate Plan 1 . Alabama Secretary of State . 8 August 2024.
3. Web site: Alabama Senate . Encyclopedia of Alabama . 8 August 2024.
4. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1979, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions) . 1979. Alabama Legislature . 4.
5. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1975 (organizational and first, second, and third special sessions). 1975. Alabama Legislature . 4.
6. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1967 (organizational and special sessions). 1967. Alabama Legislature . 4.
7. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1963, volume 3 (regular session) . 1963. Alabama Legislature . 2110.
8. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1959, volume 1 (organizational, special, and regular sessions) . 1959. Alabama Legislature . 6.
9. Book: Alabama Legislature . Journal of the Alabama Senate, 1956 (special session) . 1956. Alabama Legislature . 352.