2026 Alabama state legislative special elections
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Three special elections to the Alabama Legislature were held in 2026.
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House District 13
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January 13, 2026
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The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 13 special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 13th House of Representatives district following the resignation of incumbent representative Matt Woods after he was elected to the Alabama Senate. The primary election will be held on September 30, 2025.[1]
Background
Incumbent representative Matt Woods was elected to the state senate in a special election on June 24, 2025.[2]
Kay Ivey officially called the election on July 8, 2025. Major party candidates have until July 15 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Greg Barnes, candidate for this seat in 2022[4]
- Dustin Beaty, community advocate[5]
Disqualified
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Greg Barnes | 2,500 | 69.19 | |
| Republican | Dustin Beaty | 1,113 | 30.81 | |
| Total votes | 3,613 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Kristin Nelson | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 2,191 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
House District 38
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February 3, 2026
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The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 38 special election was held on February 3, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 38th House of Representatives district following the resignation of incumbent representative Debbie Wood. The primary election was held on October 21, 2025, and the primary runoff was held on November 18.[11]
Background
Incumbent representative Debbie Wood was first elected in 2018.[12] She announced her resignation on June 2, 2024, as she is relocating out of the district after her husband accepted a new job in Florida.[13] She officially resigned on July 31.[14]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Hazel Floyd[15]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kristin Nelson, Chambers County Republican Party chair[16][17]
Eliminated in runoff
- Garrett Dixon, farmer[18]
Eliminated in primary
- Micah Messer, law enforcement officer and business owner[19]
Endorsements
- Statewide officials
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kristin Nelson | 1,226 | 46.69 | |
| Republican | Garrett Dixon | 874 | 33.28 | |
| Republican | Micah J. Messer | 526 | 20.03 | |
| Total votes | 2,626 | 100.00 | ||
Runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kristin Nelson | 1,609 | 54.45 | |
| Republican | Garrett Dixon | 1,346 | 45.55 | |
| Total votes | 2,955 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kristin Nelson | 1,860 | 84.89% | |
| Democratic | Hazel Floyd | 331 | 15.11% | |
| Total votes | 2,191 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
House District 63
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January 13, 2026
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The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election was held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 63rd House of Representatives district following the appointment of incumbent representative Cynthia Almond to the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Background
Incumbent representative Cynthia Almond was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in a 2021 special election.[24] She was appointed as the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission on June 6, 2025, to replace Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, who resigned to serve as the USDA state director for rural development.[25] She took office on June 16, and resigned her seat on the same day.[26]
Kay Ivey officially called the election on June 16, 2025. Major party candidates had until June 23 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.[27]
Past election results
| Year | Winner | Opponents | Others | Margin | Ref | ||||||
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| 2024 pres | Donald Trump (R) | 7,638 | 57.35% | Kamala Harris (D) | 5,405 | 40.58% | Others | 276 | 2.07% | R+16.77 | [28] |
| 2022 | Cynthia Almond (R, inc.) | 5,541 | 66.15% | Samuel Adams (D) | 2,827 | 33.75% | Write-in | 8 | 0.10% | R+32.40 | [29] |
| 2021–22 sp | Cynthia Almond (R) | Unopp. | R+100 | ||||||||
| 2020 pres | Donald Trump (R) | 7,837 | 55.39% | Joe Biden (D) | 5,999 | 42.40% | Others | 312 | 2.21% | R+12.99 | [30] |
Republican primary
Qualifying for the Republican primary officially began on June 20, 2025, and will end on June 23.[31] Norman Crow won the nomination unopposed after no other candidate filed.[32][33]
Candidates
Nominee
- Norman Crow, member of the Tuscaloosa city council from the 3rd district[34][35]
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Judith Taylor, chair of the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party[39]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Norman Crow | 1,112 | 64.46 | −1.69 | |
| Democratic | Judith Taylor | 613 | 35.54 | +1.79 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total votes | 1,725 | 100.00 | |||