2026 Alabama House of Representatives election

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]

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

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]

• District 74: Phillip Ensler is retiring to run for lieutenant governor^[9]

• District 8: Terri Collins is retiring^[10]
• District 37: Bob Fincher is retiring^[11]
• District 50: Jim Hill is retiring^[12]
• District 65: Brett Easterbrook is retiring to run for state senate^[13]
• District 91: Rhett Marques is retiring to run for U.S. house^[14]

• Maurice McCaney, candidate for this seat in 2022^[16]
• Phillip Pettus, incumbent representative^[17]

• Ben Harrison, incumbent representative^[22]

• Rick Pressnell^[24]

• Kerry Underwood, incumbent representative^[16]

• Parker Moore, incumbent representative^[16]

• Hanu Karlapalem, small business owner and candidate for mayor of Madison in 2016^[26]

• Danny Crawford, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jessie Barcala, retired public safety official^[24]

• Andy Whitt, incumbent representative^[16]

• Ernie Yarbrough, incumbent representative^[16]

• Doc Mancuso, former Democratic state representative (1999–2003)^[27]

• Doc Mancuso, former Democratic state representative (1999–2003)^[29]

• Kevin Davenport^[16]
• Patrick Johnson, candidate for this seat in 2022^[16]

• Terri Collins, incumbent representative^[10]

• Bruce Sparkman^[24]

• Scott Stadthagen, incumbent representative^[31]

• Marilyn Lands, incumbent representative^[24]

• Aaron Thomas, small business owner^[34]

• Heath Allbright, incumbent representative^[16]

• Cindy Myrex, incumbent representative^[16]

• Greg Barnes, incumbent representative^[36]
• Mike Elliott, educator and disqualified candidate for this district in the January 2026 special election^[37]

• Tim Wadsworth, incumbent representative^[40]

• Leigh Hulsey, incumbent representative^[41]

• Nell Brown, law student^[42]

• Bryan Brinyark, incumbent representative^[16]

• Christian Martin^[24]

• Michael Beck, former teacher and coach^[44]
• Kevin Bradford, insurance agent^[16]
• Phil Segraves, mayor of Guin^[45]

• Tracy Estes, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jamie Kiel, incumbent representative^[16]

• Laura Hall, incumbent representative^[24]

• Donald Barnes^[16]

• Mo Brooks, former U.S. representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2011–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017 and 2022^[46]
• James Lomax, incumbent representative^[16]

• James Linderholm^[24]

• Rex Reynolds, incumbent representative^[16]

• Forrest Satterfield^[24]

• Ritchie Whorton, incumbent representative^[16]

• Mike Kirkland, incumbent representative^[16]

• Nathaniel Ledbetter, incumbent representative^[16]

• Phillip Rigsby, incumbent representative^[54]

• Damon Eubanks^[24]
• Allison Montgomery^[24]

• Brock Colvin, incumbent representative^[56]

• Jeana Ross, incumbent representative^[16]

• Mack Butler, incumbent representative^[59]

• Robert Hunter, community organizer^[60]

• Mark Gidley, incumbent representative^[61]

• Craig Lipscomb, incumbent representative^[16]

• Troy Stubbs, incumbent representative^[62]

• Debra Foster, former Anniston city councilmember^[24]
• David Reddick, former Anniston city councilmember^[24]

• Barbara Boyd, incumbent representative^[24]

• Joey Callahan^[16]

• Ben Robbins, incumbent representative^[16]

• David Standridge, incumbent representative^[16]

• Steve Hurst, incumbent representative^[16]

• Randy Wood, incumbent representative^[65]

• John Jacobs, educator^[66]
• Donna McKay, mayor of Wadley^[16]
• Jeff Monroe, mayor of Five Points^[67]

• Bob Fincher, incumbent representative^[68]

• Michelle French, co-chair of the Randolph County Democrats^[24]

• Kristin Nelson, incumbent representative^[16]

• Christopher Davis^[24]
• Hazel Floyd, nominee for this district in the 2026 special election^[24]

• Ginny Shaver, incumbent representative^[16]

• Kaycee Cavender, medical freedom activist^[70]
• Bill Lester, candidate for this seat in 2022^[16]
• Bill McAdams, candidate for this seat in 2022^[16]
• Chad Robertson, incumbent representative^[71]

• Pam Howard^[24]

• Corley Ellis, incumbent representative^[16]

• David Morgan^[24]

• Ivan Smith, incumbent representative^[16]

• Arnold Mooney, incumbent representative^[16]

• Taylor Cook^[24]

• Danny Garrett, incumbent representative^[16]

• John Dawson^[16]
• Susan DuBose, incumbent representative^[16]

• Toni Kornegay Vaughn, retired insurance executive^[73]

• David Faulkner, incumbent representative^[74]

• Mike Shaw, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jim Toomey^[24]

• Jim Carns, incumbent representative^[16]
• Lloyd Peeples, assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama^[75]
• William Wentowski, candidate for this seat in 2018 and 2022^[16]

• Russell Bedsole, incumbent representative^[16]

• Bill Morris, former mayor of Moody (1992–2003)^[78]
• Bryan Newell, veteran^[79]

• Jim Hill, incumbent representative^[12]

• Alan Thomas^[24]

• Allen Treadaway, incumbent representative^[16]

• Kelvin Datcher, incumbent representative^[24]
• GiGi Harris^[24]
• LaTanya Millhouse^[24]

• Anthony Daniels, incumbent representative^[24]

• Joseph Holt^[24]
• Neil Rafferty, incumbent representative^[24]

• Jennifer Craig^[24]
• Eric Major, former state representative from the 55th district (1999–2007)^[24]
• Travis Hendrix, incumbent representative^[24]

• Keith O. Williams, nonprofit leader and candidate for the Birmingham City Council in 2025^[80]

• Ontario Tillman, incumbent representative^[24]

• Shamyia Atkins, law school student^[81]
• Mara Ruffin Blackmon^[24]
• Patrick Sellers, incumbent representative^[82]

• Rolanda Hollis, incumbent representative^[24]

• Mary Moore, incumbent representative^[24]

• Juandalynn Givan, incumbent representative^[83]
• Alicia Escott Lumpkin, former Birmingham director of process improvement^[84]
• Nina Taylor, candidate in 2022^[24]

• Ron Bolton, incumbent representative^[16]

• Bill Lamb, incumbent representative^[16]

• Norman Crow, incumbent representative^[16]

• Judith Taylor, chair of the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party and nominee for this district in the 2026 special election^[24]

• Donna Givens, incumbent representative^[89]

• Dee Ann Campbell, candidate for this seat in 2022^[16]
• John Knapp, law enforcement officer^[91]

• Jessica Ross, director of the Washington County Public Library^[92]

• Brett Easterbrook, incumbent representative (ran for state senate)^[13]

• Alan Baker, incumbent representative^[16]

• Prince Chestnut, incumbent representative^[24]

• Thomas Jackson, incumbent representative^[24]

• Fred Kelley, nominee for this district in 2022^[93]

• Kelvin Lawrence, incumbent representative^[24]
• Marshae Madison, educator^[94]

• Josh Pendergrass, former communications director for Governor Kay Ivey (previously ran for state auditor)^[16]

• Christopher J. England, incumbent representative^[24]

• Ian Chwatuk^[16]

• Artis J. McCampbell, incumbent representative^[24]

• Curtis Travis, incumbent representative^[24]
• Michael Williams^[24]

• Kenneth Paschal, incumbent representative^[95]

• Jasmyne Crimiel, prosecutor^[96]
• Austin Smith^[24]

• Phillip Ensler, incumbent representative^[97]

• Alva Lambert^[16]

• Reed Ingram, incumbent representative^[16]

• Tisha Nickson^[24]

• Terance Dawson^[24]
• Patrice McClammy, incumbent representative^[24]

• Tashina Morris, incumbent representative^[24]

• Kenyatté Hassell, incumbent representative^[24]

• Joe Lovvorn, incumbent representative^[16]

• Chris Blackshear, incumbent representative^[16]

• Manfred Malone^[24]

• Ed Oliver, incumbent representative^[16]

• Sidney Brown^[24]
• Terrence Johnson^[24]
• Jamie Lowe, chair of the Lee County Democratic Party^[24]
• Pebblin Warren, incumbent representative^[98]

• Kinsley Hammons^[16]

• Jeremy Gray, incumbent representative^[24]

• Berry Forte, incumbent representative^[24]
• Brittani O'Hara-Grant^[24]

• David Money, probate judge and former chair of the Henry County Commission^[99]
• Rick Rehm, incumbent representative^[100]

• Aristotle Kirkland^[24]

• Paul Lee, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jeff Sorrells, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jerry Starnes, incumbent representative^[16]

• Marcus Paramore, incumbent representative^[16]

• Chris Sells, incumbent representative^[16]

• Jody Linton, small business owner^[103]
• Rod Morgan, small business owner and county administrator^[16]

• Rhett Marques, incumbent representative (running for U.S. House)^[14]

• Matthew Hammett, incumbent representative^[105]

• Steve Clouse, incumbent representative^[106]
• Norman Horton, candidate for state senate in 2022^[16]

• Jennifer Fidler, incumbent representative^[107]

• Elijah Davison, political science graduate^[108]
• Joe Freeman, business owner^[109]
• Frances Holk-Jones, incumbent representative^[16]

• Danielle Duggar, resident^[112]
• Matt Simpson, incumbent representative^[113]

• Terri Osborne^[24]

• Adline Clarke, incumbent representative^[24]
• Shalela Dowdy^[24]

• Napoleon Bracy Jr., incumbent representative^[24]

• Jyl Hughes^[24]
• Sam Jones, incumbent representative^[24]
• Levi Wright Jr.^[24]

• Charlie Watts^[16]

• Mark Shirey, incumbent representative^[114]

• Tim Manning, teacher^[115]
• Chris Pringle, incumbent representative^[16]