2026 Alabama Senate election

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2026 Alabama Senate election
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November 3, 2026
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All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Garlan Gudger Bobby Singleton
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since December 3, 2024 January 8, 2019
Leader's seat 4th 24th
Current seats 27 8
Seats needed Steady Increase 10
Map of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent
Incumbent President pro tempore of the Senate

Garlan Gudger
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.

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.

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

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]

Special elections since 2022

The following races took place after the 2022 general election:

DistrictCounty(ies)[3]Contest Incumbent Winner Result Cause
5th Fayette
Jefferson (p)
Lamar
Tuscaloosa (p)
Walker		 Jun. 24, 2025 Greg Reed (R) Matt Woods (R) Rep hold. Incumbent senator resigned January 1, 2025 to serve as an advisor for Governor Kay Ivey's administration.
9th Blount (p)
Marshall
Madison (p)		 Apr. 23, 2024
Jan. 9, 2024		 Clay Scofield (R) Wes Kitchens (R) Rep hold. Incumbent senator resigned October 30, 2023 to join the private sector. General election cancelled after the Republican primary, as no other candidates remained.

Retirements

Republicans

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R January 22, 2026

Overview

Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/–
Republican 27
Democratic 8
Total

Summary of results by Alabama Senate District

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

List of districts

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Tim Melson
Organizations

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rudolph Valentino Drake
Democratic Alex House
Democratic Guy Sotomayor
Total votes 100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Dickey, educator[19]

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[c]		 Margin
of error		 Garlan
Gudger		 Cindy
Myrex		 Kerry
Watson		 Bradley
Williams		 Undecided
Cullman Daily[28] August 13, 2025 355 (V) ± 5% 30% 29% N/a N/a 41%
31% N/a 22% N/a 47%
33% N/a N/a 23% 44%

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garlan Gudger (incumbent)
Republican J.R. Bowling
Total votes 100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 9

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 10

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Disqualified
  • Jesse Battles, business owner[36]

Endorsements

Amy Dozier Minton
Organizations

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Jones (incumbent)
Republican Amy Dozier Minton
Total votes 100.00

Independent candidates

Declared

  • Jesse Battles, business owner and disqualified candidate in the primary election[38]

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Donald Mottern, journalist[39]

Endorsements

Donald Mottern
Organizations

District 12

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 13

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Price (incumbent)
Republican Gerald Dial
Total votes 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 14

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mandie Ledkins, community advocate[45]

Endorsements

Mandie Ledkins
Organizations

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Scott Ortis, home infusion and enteral care business owner[47]
  • Dan Roberts, incumbent state senator[21]

Endorsements

Scott Ortis
Organizations

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Roberts (incumbent)
Republican Scott Ortis
Total votes 100.00

District 16

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Jabo Waggoner
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Organizations

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner (incumbent)
Republican Nate Carlson
Total votes 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Spencer Stone, educator[53]

District 17

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 18

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 19

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 20

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Linda Coleman-Madison
Organizations

District 21

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 22

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Albritton (incumbent)
Republican Terry L. Waters
Total votes 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 23

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Robert Stewart
Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 24

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Disqualified
  • Richard Benderson[59]

District 25

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Russell "Ty" Taylor[21]
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Kirk Hatcher
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk Hatcher (incumbent)
Democratic Phadra Carson Foster
Democratic KK Middleton
Total votes 100.00

District 26

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Will Barfoot, incumbent state senator for the 25th district (previously ran in the 25th district)[60]

Endorsements

District 27

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Hovey (incumbent)
Republican Doug Cannon
Total votes 100.00

District 28

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Billy Beasley
Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 29

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donnie Chesteen (incumbent)
Republican Val Glasgow Paul
Republican Zachary J. Hurst
Total votes 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 30

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 31

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

District 32

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Elliott (incumbent)
Republican Mike Vandenheuvel
Total votes 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 33

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Vivian Davis Figures
Organizations

District 34

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Did not file
Declined

Endorsements

Rusty Glover
Organizations
Doug Harwell
Local officials
Organizations

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Glover
Republican Doug Harwell
Total votes 100.00

District 35

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Notes

See also

References

External links

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