- Chamber: Alabama House of Representatives (lower chamber)
- District identifier: AL-HD-010 (sldl:01:10; wiki path: explore/places/al/lower/10)
- State FIPS: 01
- Representation structure: Single-member district across 105 state house seats
- Current incumbent record: Marilyn Lands (Democrat), verified via Alabama Legislature Directory (extract vintage 2026-09-30)
- Redistricting authority: Enacted under 2021 legislative redistricting plans via ALISON House District Map
- Primary county: Madison County, Alabama
¶ 2. Geography and Communities
- Primary boundaries: Encompasses the central and southern portions of the City of Madison as well as adjacent residential subdivisions in western City of Huntsville, situated within Madison County, Alabama
- Map boundaries: Defined by the official state legislative plan via ALISON House District Map 2021
- Primary transportation corridors: Bisected by U.S. Route 72 (University Drive corridor) along the north, connected east-west by Interstate 565, and linked via Madison Boulevard, Hughes Road, and Wall Triana Highway
- Environmental and hydrological features: Situated within the Middle Tennessee-Elk river basin, draining primarily southward through the Wheeler Lake watershed along Indian Creek and Bradford Creek
- Community character: Suburban residential core characterized by planned subdivisions, retail centers along Highway 72 and Madison Boulevard, and proximity to regional engineering and research hubs
¶ 3. Population and Electorate
- Data source: US Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter API Profile
- Total population estimate: 49,543 persons (margin of error ±2,156)
- Median household income: $87,804 in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars (margin of error ±$5,186)
- Poverty status: 4,272 persons below the federal poverty level (margin of error ±936) out of a poverty universe of 49,385 persons (margin of error ±2,160)
- Poverty rate: Estimated at 8.65% based on ACS 2020-2024 reported figures
- Educational and professional profile: High concentration of technical, defense, and engineering workforce participants residing in the Madison suburban cluster
¶ 4. Elections and Political Context
- Administrative oversight: Certified and conducted under the Alabama Secretary of State Election Information Division
- November 2022 general election: Republican nominee David Cole defeated Democratic nominee Marilyn Lands (Cole: 7,566 votes, 51.6%; Lands: 6,606 votes, 45.0%; Libertarian Elijah Boyd: 486 votes, 3.3%), certified by the Alabama Secretary of State
- August 2023 vacancy: David Cole resigned from Alabama House District 10 on August 31, 2023, following an investigation into voter registration and residency documentation, detailed via ALISON Legislative Process Records
- March 26, 2024 special general election: Democrat Marilyn Lands won the special election with approximately 62.3% of the vote (3,715 votes) against Republican Teddy Powell (2,236 votes, 37.5%), flipping the district seat as certified by the Alabama Secretary of State
- 2026 election cycle calendar: Primary election scheduled for May 19, 2026; primary runoff scheduled for June 16, 2026; general election scheduled for November 3, 2026, according to the Alabama Secretary of State 2026 Calendar
¶ 5. Economic and Civic Anchors
- Healthcare anchors inside district: Madison Hospital, a 90-bed full-service facility part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System located on Balch Road in Madison
- Public education anchors inside district: Madison City Schools, including Bob Jones High School and Discovery Middle School, serving as primary municipal school anchors
- Regional employment anchor outside district: Redstone Arsenal, located immediately southeast in Madison County, serving as the regional center for the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Aviation and Missile Command, and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Regional technology anchor outside district: Cummings Research Park, located east of the district in Huntsville, employing over 26,000 workers across aerospace, defense, and commercial technology sectors
- Regional transportation facility outside district: Huntsville International Airport (Carl T. Jones Field), situated southwest of the district providing civil aviation and international air cargo logistics
- Civic and community institutions: Madison Public Library, a branch of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library system, and the Hogan Family YMCA located on Parkside Avenue in Madison
¶ 6. People and Organizations to Map
- Marilyn Lands: Licensed professional counselor and current Democratic state representative for Alabama House District 10, documented in the Alabama Legislature Directory
- David Cole: Former Republican representative who held the seat from November 2022 until August 2023
- Teddy Powell: Madison City Council member and 2024 special election Republican nominee
- Huntsville Hospital Health System: Regional non-profit healthcare system operating Madison Hospital inside the district
- Madison City Board of Education: Municipal educational governing body managing district schools
- Huntsville/Madison County Chamber: Regional business association tracking workforce and industrial recruitment across Madison County
- Research Question 1: What relationship, if any, exists between precinct-level voter participation rates in the 2024 special election and historical general election turnout patterns across the City of Madison and western Huntsville?
- Research Question 2: What relationship, if any, exists between commuter patterns along Interstate 565 and U.S. Route 72 toward Redstone Arsenal and Cummings Research Park and household income distribution within Alabama House District 10?
- Research Question 3: What relationship, if any, exists between patient service capacity expansions at Madison Hospital and population growth trends tracked in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimates for District 10?
¶ 7. Representation and Legislative Work
- Officeholder term: Marilyn Lands sworn into the Alabama House of Representatives on April 2, 2024, following certification of the March 26, 2024 special election, per ALISON Legislative Portal
- Standing committee assignments: Appointed to the House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee and the House State Government Committee for the remainder of the 2022-2026 quadrennium
- Legislative focus areas: Mental healthcare access, women's healthcare and reproductive privacy legislation, and state education funding formulas
- Local delegation role: Member of the Madison County Legislative Delegation coordinating local constitutional amendments and county-level infrastructure allocations