2026 Alabama Senate election

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2026 Alabama Senate election
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  2022 November 3, 20262030 

All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Garlan Gudger Bobby Singleton
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceDecember 3, 2024January 8, 2019
Leader's seat 4th 24th
Current seats278
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 10

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent

Incumbent President of the Senate

Greg Reed
Republican



The 2026 Alabama Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect members of the Alabama Senate in all 35 of the U.S. state of Alabama's legislative districts to serve a four-year term.

Contents

Prior to the elections, the Republican Party of Alabama held a wide majority over the Democratic Party of Alabama, controlling 27 seats to their 8 seats.

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 8 of Alabama's senate 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. [1] [2]

Overview

Alabama State Senate Composition 2023.svg
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeAfter+/–
Republican 27
Democratic 8
Total

Summary of results by Alabama Senate District

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st Tim Melson Rep TBD
2nd Tom Butler Rep TBD
3rd Arthur Orr Rep TBD
4th Garlan Gudger Rep TBD
5th TBD [a] TBDTBD
6th Larry Stutts Rep TBD
7th Sam Givhan Rep TBD
8th Steve Livingston Rep TBD
9th Wes Kitchens [b] Rep TBD
10th Andrew Jones Rep TBD
11th Lance Bell Rep TBD
12th Keith Kelley Rep TBD
13th Randy Price Rep TBD
14th April Weaver Rep TBD
15th Dan Roberts Rep TBD
16th J. T. Waggoner Rep TBD
17th Shay Shelnutt Rep TBD
18th Rodger Smitherman Dem TBD
19th Merika Coleman Dem TBD
20th Linda Coleman-Madison Dem TBD
21st Gerald Allen Rep TBD
22nd Greg Albritton Rep TBD
23rd Robert Stewart Dem TBD
24th Bobby Singleton Dem TBD
25th Will Barfoot Rep TBD
26th Kirk Hatcher Dem TBD
27th Jay Hovey Rep TBD
28th Billy Beasley Dem TBD
29th Donnie Chesteen Rep TBD
30th Clyde Chambliss Rep TBD
31st Josh Carnley Rep TBD
32nd Chris Elliott Rep TBD
33rd Vivian Davis Figures Dem TBD
34th Jack W. Williams Rep TBD
35th David Sessions Rep TBD

Notes

  1. Senator Greg Reed is resigning in 2025 to join governor Kay Ivey's administration. A special election will take place in 2025 to fill the remainder of Reed's term. [3]
  2. Kitchens took office in a special election following the resignation of Clay Scofield.

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References

  1. "Complaint in Thomas v. Merrill" (PDF). November 15, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. "Fourth Amended Complaint in Stone v. Allen" (PDF). December 6, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. Britt, Bill (November 15, 2024). "Greg Reed to step down, sparking leadership race in Alabama Senate". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2024.