2026 Alabama State Board of Education election

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2026 Alabama State Board of Education election
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

5 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education
 First partySecond party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before72

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Map of the incumbents
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     Republican incumbent term-limited
     No election

The 2026 Alabama State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect five members to the Alabama State Board of Education. Primary elections will be held on May 19.

Contents

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential
  • Tracie West, incumbent board member

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
  • Yvette Richardson, incumbent board member

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential
  • Marie Manning, incumbent board member

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined
  • Wayne Reynolds, incumbent board member [3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
CandidateBeginning
funds
RaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on hand
Emily Jones (R)$0$8,015$0$5,303$2,711
Connie Spears (R)$0$6,450$10,364$524$16,290
Source: Alabama FCPA [4]

Ex-officio

As the Governor of Alabama serves as a voting member of the Board of Education, the concurrent gubernatorial election will be one of the five positions up for election. Tommy Tuberville is seen as the frontrunner for the position. [5]

References

  1. Taylor, Daniel (March 20, 2025). "Moms for Liberty's Emily Jones launches campaign for State Board of Education". 1819 News. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. "City Council representative announces run for state board of education". The Madison Record. October 1, 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. Zeigler, Jim (August 14, 2025). "SBOE's Wayne Reynolds not running for re-election in 2026". 1819 News. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. "Political Race Search". Alabama FCPA. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  5. "Political Analyst Steve Flowers: U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville favorite to win governor's race". WAKA. May 22, 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.