2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election

2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election

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Candidate Norman Crow Judith Taylor Party Republican Democratic

Alabama state representative before election Cynthia Almond Republican Elected Alabama state representative TBD

The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 63rd House of Representatives district following the appointment of incumbent representative Cynthia Almond to the Alabama Public Service Commission.

Background

Incumbent representative Cynthia Almond was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in a 2021 special election. ^[1] She was appointed as the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission on June 6, 2025, to replace Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, who resigned to serve as the USDA state director for rural development. ^[2] She took office on June 16, and resigned her seat on the same day. ^[3]

Kay Ivey officially called the election on June 16, 2025. Major party candidates had until June 23 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30. ^[4]

Past election results

Year	Winner			Opponents			Others			Margin	Ref
2024 pres	Donald Trump (R)	7,638	57.35%	Kamala Harris (D)	5,405	40.58%	Others	276	2.07%	R+16.77	[5]
2022	Cynthia Almond (R, inc.)	5,541	66.15%	Samuel Adams (D)	2,827	33.75%	Write-in	8	0.10%	R+32.40	[6]
2021–22 sp	Cynthia Almond (R)	Unopp.								R+100
2020 pres	Donald Trump (R)	7,837	55.39%	Joe Biden (D)	5,999	42.40%	Others	312	2.21%	R+12.99	[7]

Republican primary

Qualifying for the Republican primary officially began on June 20, 2025 and will end on June 23. ^[8] Norman Crow won the nomination unopposed after no other candidate filed. ^{[9] [10]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Norman Crow, member of the Tuscaloosa city council from the 3rd district ^{[11] [12]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Judith Taylor, chair of the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party ^[13]

References

1. Beck, Caroline (October 22, 2021). "Cynthia Almond takes House District 63 seat unopposed". Alabama Daily News. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
2. "Gov. Ivey appoints Cynthia Almond as Public Service Commission president". Alabama Political Reporter. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
3. Everett, Grayson (June 6, 2025). "Cynthia Almond appointed as new President of the Alabama Public Service Commission". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
4. Everett, Grayson. "Governor Ivey calls special election in Alabama House District 63 to fill seat left by PSC President Cynthia Almond". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
5. "AL 2022 State House [Data Selector: President 2024]". Dave's Redistricting . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
6. "State of Alabama Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
7. "AL 2022 State House [Data Selector: President 2020]". Dave's Redistricting . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
8. "ALGOP announces qualifying for HD63 Special Election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
9. Blevins, Sherri. "Norman Crow named Republican nominee for Alabama House District 63 special election". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
10. "ElectionsTuscaloosa Councilman Norman Crow is ALGOP nominee in HD63 special election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
11. Hollie, Jasmine. "Tuscaloosa City Council member Norman Crow to run for Alabama House District 63 seat". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
12. "Tuscaloosa City Council's Norman Crow enters race for House District 63". WVUA 23. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
13. Barrett, Anna. "Two candidates qualify for special election for Alabama House seat in Tuscaloosa". Alabama Reflector. Retrieved June 24, 2025.