2026 Alabama Attorney General election

For related races, see 2026 United States attorney general elections.

2026 Alabama Attorney General election

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Candidate Katherine Robertson Jeff McLaughlin Party Republican Democratic

County results

Incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshall Republican

The 2026 Alabama Attorney General election were held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama. Primary elections were held on May 19, and the primary runoff election will be held on June 16. Two-term incumbent Steve Marshall is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. ^[1] He is instead running for U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katherine Robertson, chief counsel to the attorney general ^[2]

Eliminated in runoff

• Jay Mitchell, former associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2019–2025) ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Pamela Casey, district attorney of Blount County ^[4]

Declined

• Caroleene Dobson, nominee for Alabama's 2nd congressional district in 2024 (running for secretary of state) ^[5]
• Arthur Orr, state senator from the 3rd district (2006–present) ^[6]
• Lloyd Peeples, assistant U.S. attorney (running for state house) ^{[7] [8]}

Endorsements

Pamela Casey

Local officials

• 18 district attorneys ^[9]
• 33 current and former law enforcement officials ^[9]

Jay Mitchell

Local officials

• Shannon Oliver, Franklin County sheriff (2011–present) ^[10]
• Max Sanders, Lawrence County sheriff (2018–present) ^[11]

Organizations

• Alabama Citizens for Life ^[12]
• Alabama Realtors PAC ^[13]
• Alabama Trucking Association ^[14]
• Business Council of Alabama ^[15]
• Electric Cooperatives of Alabama ^[16]
• Alabama Rural Electric Association ^[14]

Katherine Robertson

U.S. representatives

• David McIntosh, former IN-02 (1995–2001) ^[17]

Statewide officials

• Steve Marshall, attorney general of Alabama (2017–present) ^[18]

Local officials

• Todd Strange, former mayor of Montgomery (2009–2019) ^[19]

Individuals

• Alan E. Sears, lawyer and founder of Alliance Defending Freedom ^[20]

Organizations

• Alabama Farmers Federation ^[21]
• Alabama Forestry Association ^[22]
• Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama ^[23]
• Club for Growth ^[17]
• National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund ^[24]
• Republican Attorneys General Association ^[25]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 18, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Other receipts	Spent	Cash on hand
Pamela Casey (R)	$200,955	$510,027	$194,902	$516,079
Jay Mitchell (R)	$3,858,081	$84,801	$3,903,530	$39,352
Katherine Robertson (R)	$4,440,340	$6,681	$4,404,626	$42,395
Source: Alabama FCPA [26]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Pamela Casey	Jay Mitchell	Katherine Robertson	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R) [27]	May 5–7, 2026	589 (LV)	± –	12%	14%	25%	48%
Cygnal (R) [28] [A]	April 29–30, 2026	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	11%	14%	27%	48%
American Pulse Research (R) [29]	March 30–April 1, 2026	505 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	11%	11%	71%
The Alabama Poll [30]	March 22–24, 2026	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	9%	12%	10%	69%
1892 Polling (R) [31] [B]	March 5, 2026 [b]	638 (LV)	–	9%	12%	6%	74%
Remington Research Group [32]	January 16–19, 2026	775 (LV)	± 3.5%	8%	9%	8%	75%
The Alabama Poll [33]	December 15, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	7%	12%	10%	72%
The Alabama Poll [34]	August 24–26, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	7%	13%	6%	74%

Debates and forums

2026 Alabama Attorney General Republican primary debates and forums

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Casey	Mitchell	Robertson
1 [35]	February 2, 2026	Point Clear Republican Women	Bryan Dawson	Rumble	P	P	P
2 [36]	February 12, 2026	Eastern Shore Republican Women	Jeff Poor	N/A	P	A	P

Results

Primary results by county:

  Robertson

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   70–80%

  Mitchell

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Casey

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Republican primary results ^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katherine Robertson	189,183	40.5
	Republican	Jay Mitchell	160,616	34.4
	Republican	Pamela L. Casey	116,931	25.1
Total votes			466,730	100.0

Runoff

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 15, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Other receipts	Spent	Cash on hand
Jay Mitchell (R)	$4,641,731	$85,426	$4,694,510	$32,647
Katherine Robertson (R)	$5,835,468	$6,735	$5,804,582	$37,621
Source: Alabama FCPA [26]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Jay Mitchell	Katherine Robertson	Undecided
The Alabama Poll [38]	May 28, 2026	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	31%	49%	20%

Results

Runoff results by county:

  Robertson

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   80–90%

  Mitchell

•   50–60%

Republican primary runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katherine Robertson	168,424	55.1
	Republican	Jay Mitchell	137,412	44.9
Total votes			305,836	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff McLaughlin, former state representative from the 27th district (2001–2010) ^[39]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 18, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Other receipts	Spent	Cash on hand
Jeff McLaughlin (D)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Source: Alabama FCPA [26]

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Katherine Robertson (R)

Organizations

• Manufacture Alabama ^[40]

Jeff McLaughlin (D)

Labor unions

• Alabama AFL-CIO ^[41]
• United Mine Workers of America COMPAC ^[42]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [43]	Safe R	August 21, 2025

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of November 2, 2026
Candidate	Raised	Other receipts	Spent	Cash on hand
Katherine Robertson (R)	$7,926,575	$8,005	$6,270,455	$599,126
Jeff McLaughlin (D)	$50,920	$0	$44,817	$6,102
Source: Alabama FCPA [26]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Katherine Robertson (R)	Jeff McLaughlin (D)	Undecided
Cygnal (R) [44] [C]	October 16–17, 2026	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	51%	34%	15%
The Alabama Poll [45]	October 15–16, 2026	600 (LV)	—	54%	35%	11%
yes. every kid. [46]	July 8–11, 2026	601 (LV)	± 4.0%	47%	31%	23%

Results

2026 Alabama Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katherine Robertson
	Democratic	Jeff McLaughlin
	Write-in
Total votes				100.00

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Date poll was published

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Gray Television and Alabama Daily News
2. Poll sponsored by Mitchell's campaign
3. Poll conducted for Alabama Daily News and Gray Media Alabama

References

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Jeff McLaughlin (D)
• Katherine Robertson (R)