Alabama's 4th Senate district

Alabama's 4th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Alabama Senate. The district has been represented by Garlan Gudger since 2018, defeating incumbent Paul Bussman in a primary election.

Alabama's 4th State Senate district
Senator	Garlan Gudger R–Cullman
Demographics	91.1% White 1.7% Black 4% Hispanic 0.3% Asian
Population (2022)	141,142
Notes	[1]

Geography

Election	Map	Counties in District
2022		Cullman, Marion, Winston
2018		Cullman, portions of Lawrence, Marion, Winston
2014		Cullman, portions of Lawrence, Marion, Winston
2010 2006 2002		Cullman, portions of Lawrence, Winston

Election history

2022

Alabama Senate election, 2022: Senate District 4^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Garlan Gudger (Incumbent)	38,265	99.20	+0.05
	Write-in		307	0.80	-0.05
Majority			37,958	98.41	+0.12
Turnout			38,572
	Republican hold

2018

Alabama Senate election, 2018: Senate District 4^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Garlan Gudger	39,817	99.15	+25.61
	Write-in		343	0.85	+0.76
Majority			39,474	98.29	+51.12
Turnout			40,160
	Republican hold

Republican primary

Alabama's 4th Senate district Republican primary, 2018^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garlan Gudger	14,454	58.6
	Republican	Paul Bussman (incumbent)	10,195	41.4
Total votes			24,649	100.00

2014

Alabama Senate election, 2014: Senate District 4^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Bussman (Incumbent)	24,750	73.54	+15.88
	Democratic	Angelo Mancuso	8,875	26.37	−15.79
	Write-in		29	0.09	-0.10
Majority			15,875	47.17	+31.67
Turnout			33,654
	Republican hold

Republican primary

Alabama's 4th Senate district Republican primary, 2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bussman (Incumbent)	12,069	61.4
	Republican	Bruce Whitlock	7,597	38.6
Total votes			19,666	100.00

2010

Alabama Senate election, 2010: Senate District 4^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Bussman	25,621	57.66	+17.61
	Democratic	Zeb Little (Incumbent)	18,733	42.16	−17.70
	Write-in		83	0.19	+0.09
Majority			6,888	15.50	−4.31
Turnout			44,437
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 4^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Zeb Little (Incumbent)	23,389	59.86	−1.84
	Republican	Harold Sachs	15,648	40.05	+4.00
	Write-in		38	0.10	-0.04
Majority			7,741	19.81	−5.84
Turnout			39,075
	Democratic hold

2002

Alabama Senate election, 2002: Senate District 4^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Zeb Little (Incumbent)	24,439	61.70	+10.48
	Republican	H. Guy Hunt	14,279	36.05	−7.68
	Libertarian	Greg Graves	836	2.11	+2.11
	Write-in		55	0.14	+0.11
Majority			10,160	25.65	+18.17
Turnout			39,609
	Democratic hold

1998

Alabama Senate election, 1998: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Zeb Little	21,073	51.22	+13.18
	Republican	Don Hale (Incumbent)	17,994	43.73	−17.79
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Don Crum	2,066	5.02	+5.02
	Write-in		13	0.03	-0.04
Majority			3,079	7.48	−15.64
Turnout			41,146
	Democratic gain from Republican

1994

Alabama Senate election, 1994: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Hale (Incumbent)	23,913	61.52	−38.43
	Democratic	D. Farrar	14,928	38.04	+38.04
	Write-in		29	0.07	+0.02
Majority			8,985	23.12	−76.77
Turnout			38,870
	Republican hold

1990

Alabama Senate election, 1990: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Hale (Incumbent)	21,903	99.95	+40.87
	Write-in		12	0.05	+0.05
Majority			21,891	99.89	81.73
Turnout			21,915
	Republican hold

1986

Alabama Senate election, 1986: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Hale	22,627	59.08	+19.31
	Democratic	Randall Shedd	15,671	40.91	−5.95
Majority			6,956	18.16	+11.07
Turnout			38,298
	Republican gain from Democratic

1983

Alabama Senate election, 1983: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Cooley (Incumbent)	5,687	46.86	−53.14
	Republican	Don Hale	4,827	39.77	+39.77
	Independent	Morgan Edwards	1,623	13.37	+13.37
Majority			860	7.09	−92.91
Turnout			12,137
	Democratic hold

1982

Alabama Senate election, 1982: Senate District 4^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Cooley	21,249	100.00
Majority			21,249	100.00
Turnout			21,249
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Senators take office at midnight on the day of their election.^[11]

• Garlan Gudger (2018-present)
• Paul Bussman (2010-2018)
• Zeb Little (1998-2010)
• Don Hale (1986-1998)
• Steve Cooley (1982-1986)
• Finis St. John (1974-1982)^[12]
• Kenneth Hammond (1970-1974)^[13]
• Dan Stone (1966-1970)^[14]
• Roscoe O. Roberts Jr. (1962-1966)^[15]
• Dave Archer (1958-1962)^[16]
• T. Herman Vann (1954-1958)^[17]