2026 Alabama House of Representatives election

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2026 Alabama House of Representatives elections
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  2022 November 3, 20262030 

All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives
53 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter Anthony Daniels
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 10, 2023February 22, 2017
Leader's seat25th–Montgomery 53rd–Montgomery
Last election77 seats, 71.30%28 seats, 24.79%
Current seats7529

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent

Incumbent Speaker

Nathaniel Ledbetter
Republican



The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect members of the Alabama House of Representatives in all 105 of the U.S. state of Alabama's legislative districts to serve a four-year term. Prior to the elections, the Republican Party of Alabama held a wide majority over the Democratic Party of Alabama, controlling 76 seats to their 29. [1] One seat, formerly held by a Republican, is currently vacant.

Contents

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local offices.

Background

Stone v. Allen

During the 2020 redistricting cycle, Alabama's congressional and state legislative maps faced legal challenges for alleged violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 27% of Alabama's population is African American, but only 28 of Alabama's house districts, or 23%, were drawn with a black majority. The initial complaint challenged twelve of the senate districts and twenty-one of the state house districts, although the lawsuit was ultimately reduced to four of the senate districts in Huntsville and Montgomery. [2] [3]

Special elections

Five special elections to the Alabama House of Representatives have been held since the 2022 elections due to vacancies created by early resignations.

District 10

On August 31, 2023, Republican David Cole resigned after being charged with voter fraud. [4] Democrat Marilyn Lands, who had lost to Cole in 2022, based her campaign on reproductive rights, opposing Alabama's ban on abortion, as well as supporting in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the aftermath of LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine . [5] The decision in that case considered frozen embryos to be children, which many interpreted as a ban on IVF in light of the state's abortion law. The race drew national attention as a result, with many seeing it as an indicator of possible public backlash to the decision. [6] Lands won the election by a wide margin. [7]

2024 Alabama House of Representatives special election, 10th District [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marilyn Lands 3,715 62.3%
Republican Teddy Powell2,23637.5%
Write-in 110.2%
Total votes5,962 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Retirements

Democrats

Republicans

List of districts

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48District 49District 50District 51District 52District 53District 54District 55District 56District 57District 58District 59District 60District 61District 62District 63District 64District 65District 66District 67District 68District 69District 70District 71District 72District 73District 74District 75District 76District 77District 78District 79District 80District 81District 82District 83District 84District 85District 86District 87District 88District 89District 90District 91District 92District 93District 94District 95District 96District 97District 98District 99District 100District 101District 102District 103District 104District 105

District 1

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District 2

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District 3

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Kerry Underwood

District 4

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District 5

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Danny Crawford

District 6

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Andy Whitt

District 7

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District 8

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District 9

Republican primary

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Declared

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District 10

Democratic primary

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Declared
  • Aaron Thomas, small business owner [19]

District 11

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District 12

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District 13

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District 14

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District 15

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Leigh Hulsey

Democratic primary

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  • Nell Brown, law student [23]

District 16

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District 17

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District 18

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District 19

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District 20

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James Lomax

District 21

Republican primary

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Rex Reynold

District 22

Republican primary

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District 23

Republican primary

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Mike Kirkland

District 24

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Nathaniel Ledbetter

District 25

Republican primary

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District 26

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Brock Colvin
Statewide officials

District 27

Republican primary

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Jeana Ross

District 28

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District 29

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District 30

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District 31

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Troy Stubbs

District 32

Democratic primary

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District 33

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Ben Robbins

District 34

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David Standridge

District 35

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District 36

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District 37

Republican primary

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Declined

District 38

Vacant.

District 39

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District 40

Republican primary

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District 41

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District 42

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District 43

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District 44

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Danny Garrett

District 45

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District 46

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David Faulkner

District 47

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Mike Shaw

District 48

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Jim Carns

District 49

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District 50

Republican primary

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Declared
  • Bill Morris, former mayor of Moody (1992–2003) [42]
  • Bryan Newell, veteran [43]
Declined

District 51

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District 52

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District 53

Democratic primary

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Anthony Daniels

District 54

Democratic primary

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District 55

Democratic primary

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District 56

Democratic primary

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District 57

Democratic primary

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District 58

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District 59

Democratic primary

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District 60

Democratic primary

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Alicia Escott Lumpkin
Local officials
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District 61

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District 62

Republican primary

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District 63

Vacant.

District 64

Republican primary

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District 65

Republican primary

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Declined

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Jessica Ross

District 66

Republican primary

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District 67

Republican primary

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District 68

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Declared
  • Fred Kelley, nominee for this district in 2022 [50]

District 69

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District 70

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District 71

Democratic primary

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District 72

Democratic primary

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District 73

Republican primary

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District 74

Democratic primary

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District 75

Republican primary

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Reed Ingram

District 76

Democratic primary

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District 77

Democratic primary

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District 78

Democratic primary

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District 79

Republican primary

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Joe Lovvorn

District 80

Republican primary

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Chris Blackshear

District 81

Republican primary

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District 82

Democratic primary

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District 83

Democratic primary

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District 84

Democratic primary

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District 85

Republican primary

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District 86

Republican primary

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Paul Lee

District 87

Republican primary

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District 88

Republican primary

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District 89

Republican primary

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District 90

Republican primary

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District 91

Republican primary

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Declined

District 92

Republican primary

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District 93

Republican primary

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Endorsements

Steve Clouse

District 94

Republican primary

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District 95

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Joe Freeman, business owner [56]
Potential

Endorsements

Joe Freeman
Local officials
Organizations
Frances Holk-Jones

District 96

Republican primary

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Declared
  • Danielle Duggar, resident [59]
Potential

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Matt Simpson

District 97

Democratic primary

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District 98

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District 99

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District 100

Republican primary

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District 101

Republican primary

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Chris Pringle

District 102

Republican primary

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District 103

Democratic primary

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District 104

Republican primary

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District 105

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

See also

References

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  2. "Complaint in Thomas v. Merrill" (PDF). November 15, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. "Fourth Amended Complaint in Stone v. Allen" (PDF). December 6, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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  55. Curtis, Ken (January 6, 2025). "Steve Clouse announces reelection bid to Alabama House". WTVY. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  56. Thomas, Erica (October 10, 2025). "Gulf Shores' Joe Freeman to run as anti-gambling, farmer-friendly entrepreneur against incumbent Frances Holk-Jones in HD95". 1819 News. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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