# Alabama's 2nd House of Representatives district

Alabama's 2nd House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its current representative is Ben Harrison. The district was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Lauderdale and Limestone counties.

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Electoral history | Represented counties | Ref. |
| District created | District created | District created | November 9, 1966 | November 9, 1966 | November 9, 1966 | November 9, 1966 |
| Robert R. Berryman | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | July 9, 1969 | Died in office | Limestone, Lawrence | |
| Karl E. Burgreen | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Limestone, Lawrence | |
| Kiley T. Berryman | Democratic | July 9, 1969 | November 4, 1970 | Finished husband's term | Limestone, Lawrence | |
| Thomas Carter | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Limestone, Lawrence | |
| Wayland Cross | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Limestone, Lawrence | |
| Robert M. Hill Jr. | Democratic | November 6, 1974 | November 8, 1978 | Elected in 1974 | Lawrence | |
| Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | Democratic | November 8, 1978 | November 3, 1982 | Elected in 1978 Elected in 1982 | Lawrence | |
| Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | Democratic | November 3, 1982 | November 9, 1983 | Elected in 1978 Elected in 1982 | Lawrence | |
| Tom C. Coburn | Democratic | November 9, 1983 | November 5, 1986 | Elected in 1983 Elected in 1986 | Colbert | |
| Tom C. Coburn | Democratic | November 5, 1986 | November 7, 1990 | Elected in 1983 Elected in 1986 | Colbert | |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 7, 1990 | November 9, 1994 | Elected in 1990 | Colbert | |
| James H. Hamilton | Democratic | November 9, 1994 | November 4, 1998 | Elected in 1994 Elected in 1998 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| James H. Hamilton | Democratic | November 4, 1998 | November 6, 2002 | Elected in 1994 Elected in 1998 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| Lynn Greer | Republican | November 6, 2002 | November 8, 2006 | Elected in 2002 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| Mike Curtis | Democratic | November 8, 2006 | November 3, 2010 | Elected in 2006 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| Lynn Greer | Republican | November 3, 2010 | November 5, 2014 | Elected in 2010 Elected in 2014 Elected in 2018 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| Lynn Greer | Republican | November 5, 2014 | November 7, 2018 | Elected in 2010 Elected in 2014 Elected in 2018 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |
| Lynn Greer | Republican | November 7, 2018 | November 9, 2022 | Elected in 2010 Elected in 2014 Elected in 2018 | Lauderdale, Limestone | |

## General elections

| Year | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Other | Other | Other |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1966 | √Robert R. Berryman | 10,629 | 42.31 | Norman Pool | 1,982 | 7.89 | None | None | None |
| 1966 | √Edward Burgreen | 10,454 | 41.61 | Curtis B. Campbell | 2,057 | 8.19 | None | None | None |
| 1970 | √Tommy Carter | 11,423 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1970 | √Wayland Cross | 11,433 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1974 | √Robert M. Hill Jr. | 2,883 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1978 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] | [data missing] |
| 1982 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 8,191 | 90.88 | None | None | None | Bill Spears (Independent) | 822 | 9.12 |
| 1983 | √Tom C. Coburn | 1,355 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1986 | √Tom C. Coburn | 7,279 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1990 | √Marcel Black | 6,496 | 100.00 | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1994 | √James H. Hamilton | 8,019 | 98.48 | None | None | None | Others | 124 | 1.52 |
| 1998 | √James H. Hamilton | 8,178 | 66.23 | Tex Tatum | 4,161 | 33.70 | Others | 9 | 0.07 |
| 2002 | Mary Pettus | 5,718 | 46.40 | √Lynn Greer | 6,426 | 52.14 | Johnny Letson (Libertarian) | 180 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | √Mike Curtis | 7,702 | 65.19 | Mary Pettus | 4,113 | 34.81 | None | None | None |
| 2010 | Mike Curtis | 6,284 | 45.22 | √Lynn Greer | 7,599 | 54.68 | Write-Ins | 15 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | Andrew Betterton | 5,224 | 37.87 | √Lynn Greer | 8,561 | 62.05 | Write-Ins | 11 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | Lora Mae Morrow | 4,798 | 26.84 | √Lynn Greer | 13,056 | 73.04 | Write-Ins | 21 | 0.12 |