2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
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  2024
November 3, 2026
2028 

All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election52

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the State of Alabama, one from all seven of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on May 19, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on June 16. [1]

Contents

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

District 1

This district encompasses the entirety of Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, and Escambia counties, including the cities of Bay Minette, Daphne, Enterprise, Ozark and majority white sections of Mobile. The incumbent is Republican Barry Moore, who was elected with 78.4% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Jerry Carl
Rhett Marques
U.S. senators
State legislators
Organizations
Joshua McKee
U.S. representatives
Organizations

Debates and forums

2026 Alabama's 1st congressional district election debates and forums
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
CarlMarquesMcKee
1 [21] October 9, 2025Eastern Shore Republican WomenJeannieN/APPA

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jerry Carl (R)$480,928$242,238$307,980
Rhett Marques (R)$875,878$100,657$775,221
Josh McKee (R)$339,761$74,406$265,355
Austin Sidwell (R)$74,848$50,608$24,239
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Jerry
Carl
Jimmy
Dees
Rhett
Marques
Joshua
McKee
John
Mills
James
Richardson
Austin
Sidwell
Undecided
AM Research Group (R) [A] January 31–February 2, 2026– (LV)± 6.1%43%2%7%2%1%0%1%44%
Cygnal (R) [B] [23] August 21–22, 2025400 (LV)± 4.9%29%N/a5%2%N/aN/aN/a64%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Jerry
Carl
Rhett
Marques
Heather
Moore
Undecided
ALPolitics [24] July 29–31, 2025612 (LV)± 4.3%28%13%39%20%

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

  • Clyde Jones, community organizer [25]

Not qualified

  • Tom Holmes, nonprofit executive and nominee for this district in 2024 [26]
  • Kimberly Thomas, sales manager [27]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Clyde Jones (D)$12,765$1,080$11,684
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RJune 30, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid RJune 30, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe RJuly 10, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses all of Montgomery County and the capital city of Montgomery, as well as majority Black sections of the Wiregrass Region and the city of Mobile. It also includes the entirety of Butler, Macon, Monroe, Pike, and Russell counties. The incumbent is Democrat Shomari Figures, who was elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

Endorsements

Shomari Figures
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Shomari Figures (D)$645,825$406,824$262,109
Source: Federal Election Commission [34]

Republican primary

Presumptive nominee

  • Hampton Harris, attorney, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2024 [35]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid DJune 30, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid DJune 30, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe DJuly 10, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe DSeptember 26, 2025

District 3

The 3rd district is based in eastern Alabama, taking in Anniston, Auburn, Gadsden, and Talladega. The incumbent is Republican Mike Rogers, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Declared

Not qualified

  • Draic Coakley, mechanic [38]

Endorsements

Mike Rogers
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Terri LaPoint (R)$10,738$5,408$5,329
Mike Rogers (R)$1,347,678$880,643$2,389,370
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Lee McInnis (D)$10,160$2,917$9,461
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe RJuly 15, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

District 4

The 4th district is located in rural north-central Alabama, including Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, and Marion counties, as well as half of Lauderdale and Tuscaloosa counties. The incumbent is Republican Robert Aderholt, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Robert Aderholt
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Robert Aderholt (R)$627,403$532,579$1,061,719
Tommy Barnes (R)$45,391$3,000$42,391
Source: Federal Election Commission [45]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Amanda Pusczek, registered nurse [46]
  • Shane Weaver, business development manager [47]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe RJuly 15, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

District 5

The 5th district is based in northern Alabama, including the city of Huntsville, as well as Athens, Decatur, Madison, and Scottsboro, as well as half of Lauderdale County. The incumbent is Republican Dale Strong, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Presumptive nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Dale Strong
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Dale Strong (R)$844,175$403,309$1,069,842
Source: Federal Election Commission [51]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Jeremy Devito, procurement agent [52]
  • Candice Duvieilh, tech product analyst [53]
  • Andrew Sneed, mechanical contractor [54]

Withdrawn

  • Greg Howard, podcaster [52]

Endorsements

Andrew Sneed
Individuals

Fundraising

  • Italics indicate withdrawn candidate
Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025 [b]
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jeremy Devito (D)$9,703$3,987$6,196
Candice Duvieilh (D)$9,720$5,709$4,011
Greg Howard (D)$2,776$2,190$586
Andrew Sneed (D)$350,918$146,364$204,553
Source: Federal Election Commission [51]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe RJuly 15, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

District 6

The 6th district encompasses the central part of the state near Greater Birmingham, taking in the northeastern parts of the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County, as well as the surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Republican Gary Palmer, who was re-elected with 70.3% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Gary Palmer
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Case Dixon (R)$18,878$15,040$3,838
Gary Palmer (R)$515,163$364,340$304,062
Source: Federal Election Commission [58]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Elizabeth Anderson, business owner [59]
  • Keith Pilkington, nurse [46]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Elizabeth Anderson (D)$15,851$14,881$36,481
Source: Federal Election Commission [58]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe RJuly 15, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

District 7

The 7th district encompasses the west-central part of the state in the Black Belt, including the cities of Demopolis, Greensboro, and Selma, as well as taking in majority-black areas of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. The incumbent is Democrat Terri Sewell, who was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Terri Sewell (D)$1,170,054$925,012$3,715,602
Source: Federal Election Commission [60]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [28] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [29] Solid DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe DJuly 15, 2025
Race to the WH [31] Safe DSeptember 26, 2025

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Sneed has filed his December 31 finance report, while the other 3 candidates have not.
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by Carl's campaign
  2. Poll sponsored by Carl's campaign

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