Alabama election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in Alabama
• A list of upcoming elections in Alabama
• Information about past elections in Alabama

Regular elections in Alabama

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Latest election dates

2024

March 5, 2024: Primary
April 16, 2024: Primary runoff
November 5, 2024: General election

2023

There were no regular statewide elections in Alabama in 2023. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Next election dates

2025

There were no regular statewide elections in Alabama in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2026

May 19, 2026: Primary
June 16, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: Alabama elections, 2026

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 38	Special general election for Alabama House District 38	February 3, 2026
Alabama	Alabama statewide primary election	Alabama statewide primary election	May 19, 2026
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide primary runoff election	June 16, 2026
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide general election	November 3, 2026

Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 63	Special general election for Alabama House District 63	January 13, 2026

Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 16	Special election for Alabama House of Representatives District 16	January 9, 2024
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 9	Special primary for Alabama State Senate District 9	January 9, 2024
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 9	Special primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 9	February 6, 2024
Alabama	Alabama statewide/presidential preference primary	Alabama statewide/presidential preference primary	March 5, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 10	Special general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 10	March 26, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 27	Special primary for Alabama House District 27	April 2, 2024
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide primary runoff	April 16, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 27	Special primary runoff for Alabama House of Representatives District 27	April 30, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 52	Special primary election for Alabama House of Representatives District 52	June 18, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 52	Special primary runoff for Alabama House District 52	July 16, 2024
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 52	Special general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 52	October 1, 2024
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide general election	November 5, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Alabama	Jefferson County Commission District 5	Special general election for Jefferson County Commission District 5	July 18, 2023
Alabama	Jefferson County Commission District 5	Special general election runoff for Jefferson County Commission District 5	August 8, 2023
Alabama	Montgomery	Montgomery general municipal election	August 22, 2023
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 16	Special election primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 16	September 26, 2023
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 55	Special primary election for Alabama House of Representatives District 55	September 26, 2023
Alabama	Montgomery	Montgomery city general runoff election	October 3, 2023
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 16	Special primary runoff election for Alabama House of Representatives District 16	October 24, 2023
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 55	Special primary runoff election for Alabama House of Representatives District 55	October 24, 2023

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Alabama	Alabama statewide primary	Alabama statewide primary	May 24, 2022
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide primary runoff	June 21, 2022
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide general election	November 8, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 33	Special election	January 19, 2021
Alabama	Birmingham City Schools	Special general election for Birmingham City Schools District 7	January 26, 2021
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 26	Special general election for Alabama State Senate District 26	March 2, 2021
Alabama	Tuscaloosa City Schools	Tuscaloosa City Schools school board general election	March 2, 2021
Alabama	Birmingham City Schools	Special general runoff election for Birmingham City Schools District 7	March 9, 2021
Alabama	Montgomery	Special election for Montgomery City Council District 3	March 23, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 73	Primary election	March 30, 2021
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 14	Special election	March 30, 2021
Alabama	Tuscaloosa City Schools	Tuscaloosa City Schools school board general run-off election	April 13, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 73	Primary runoff election	April 27, 2021
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 14	Special election	April 27, 2021
Alabama	Montgomery	Special election runoff for Montgomery City Council District 3	April 27, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 78	Primary election	May 25, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 78	Primary runoff election	June 22, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 73	Special election	July 13, 2021
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 14	Special election	July 13, 2021
Alabama	Montgomery	Special election for Montgomery City Council District 1	July 13, 2021
Alabama	Birmingham	Birmingham municipal election	August 24, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 78	Special election	September 7, 2021
Alabama	Birmingham	Birmingham municipal run-off election	October 5, 2021
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 63	Special primary runoff election for AL House District 63	November 16, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives Historical District 42	Special election	January 21, 2020
Alabama	Alabama statewide primary date	Alabama statewide primary date	March 3, 2020
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide primary runoff date	July 14, 2020
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 49	Special primary	August 4, 2020
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 49	Special primary runoff, if necessary	September 1, 2020
Alabama	Alabama	Alabama statewide general election	November 3, 2020
Alabama	Alabama House of Representatives District 49	Special general	November 17, 2020
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 26	Special primary election for Alabama State Senate District 26	November 17, 2020
Alabama	Alabama State Senate District 26	Special primary runoff election for Alabama State Senate District 26 (if necessary)	December 15, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in Alabama:

• Alabama elections, 2019
• Alabama elections, 2018
• Alabama elections, 2017
• Alabama elections, 2016
• Alabama elections, 2015
• Alabama elections, 2014
• Alabama elections, 2013
• Alabama elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from Alabama
• Alabama state executive offices
• Alabama State Legislature
• Courts in Alabama
• List of Alabama ballot measures