2025 Alabama House of Representatives District 11 special election

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2025 Alabama House of Representatives District 11 special election
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CandidateTBDTBD
Party Republican Democratic
Alabama state representative before election

Randall Shedd
Republican

Elected Alabama state representative

TBD

The 2025 Alabama House of Representatives District 11 special election will be held on August 26, 2025, to elect the representative for Alabama's 11th House of Representatives District. The primary election will be held on May 13, 2025, with a runoff scheduled to be held on June 10, 2025, if necessary. [1]

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Background

Incumbent representative Randall Shedd was re-elected with 99 percent of the vote in 2022, and has not faced opposition since he was initially elected in 2013. [2] He resigned from the House of Representatives in mid-February 2025 to serve as the director of constituent affairs for Garlan Gudger. [3] Governor Kay Ivey signed a writ of election following his official resignation on February 24. [4] Major party candidates have until March 11 to qualify, and independent or third-party candidates have until May 13. [5]

Republican primary

Candidate qualifying opened on March 5, 2025. [6]

Candidates

Declared

  • Heath Allbright, former Cullman County Board of Education member [7]
  • Don Fallin, retired U.S. Army Col. [8]

Endorsements

Heath Allbright

Democratic primary

Candidate qualifying opened on February 27. [10]

Candidates

Declared

References

  1. ↑ "Writ of Election House District 11". The Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Barrett, Anna. "Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey calls special election for Cullman-area House seat". Alabama Reflector. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Sell, Mary. "Rep. Shedd to resign from House, join pro tem's office". Alabama Daily News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ Everett, Grayson (February 24, 2025). "Governor Ivey calls for special election for Randall Shedd's seat in the Alabama House". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gov. Ivey sets special election dates for Alabama House District 11". WBRC News 6. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ALGOP opens candidate qualifying for House District 11 special election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Allbright announces candidacy for House District 11 special election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Griffin, Nick (March 2, 2025). "Col. Don Fallin announces candidacy for House District 11". The Cullman Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Shipley, Austen (February 25, 2025). "Cullman-area businessman, school board member Heath Allbright announces bid for Alabama House". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "HD11 Special Election Qualifying". Alabama Democrats. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ "ALEX BRASWELL ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR ALABAMA HOUSE DISTRICT 11". www.facebook.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.


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