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Last updated: Oct. 28, 2024

Thousands of general elections are taking place across the United States on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include offices at the federal, state, and local levels. This is one of 50 pages in which Ballotpedia previews the elections happening in each state as part of the Daily Brew’s 50 states in 25 days series.

This page provides an overview of all elections happening in Alabama within our coverage scope on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include office for seven U.S. Representatives, four seats on the Board of Education, one seat for Public Service Commission, five supreme court justices, and six intermediate appellate court justices. Additionally, there is one statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Alabama. On this page, you will also find information regarding:

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Election information in Alabama: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 31, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)


What's on the ballot?

2024 elections

See also: Alabama elections, 2024

Alabama voters will elect seven U.S. Representatives. Incumbents are running in six districts. One district is open because incumbent Barry Moore (R) ran in the 1st Congressional District after redistricting.

Two statewide executive offices are up for election: the Alabama State Board of Education has four seats up for election, and the Alabama Public Service Commission has one seat up for election. Incumbents are running in two board of education elections, while two are open. An incumbent holds the public service commission seat.

Five seats on the state supreme court, three seats on the state court of civil appeals, and three seats on the state court of criminal appeals are up for election. Alabama is one of eight states that use partisan elections at the state supreme court level and one of nine states that use this method for at least one type of court below the supreme court level. An incumbent is running for three Supreme Court seats while two are open. Five incumbents hold the Court of Appeals seats with one seat open.

School board elections are being held in Jefferson County and in Mobile County. An incumbent in Mobile holds one seat while the other seats are open. These districts are two of 475 school districts included in Ballotpedia's coverage of school board elections. This includes all school districts in the 100 largest cities by population and the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment.

Municipal elections will be held in Jefferson County for county circuit clerk, county treasurer, county constables, district court judges, circuit court judges, and probate court judges. Jefferson County is one of 80 counties included in Ballotpedia's coverage of municipal elections.

Below is a list of Alabama elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Alabama elections, 2024
Office Elections? More information
U.S. Senate — —
U.S. House ✓ Click here
Congress special election — —
Governor — —
Other state executive ✓ Click here
State Senate — —
State House — —
Special state legislative ✓ Click here
State Supreme Court ✓ Click here
Intermediate appellate courts ✓ Click here
School boards ✓ Click here
Municipal government ✓ Click here
Recalls — —
Ballot measures ✓ Click here
Local ballot measures ✓ Click here

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Your ballot

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Noteworthy elections

As of Oct 28, Ballotpedia has not identified any elections as noteworthy.

Ballot measures

See also: Alabama 2024 ballot measures

There is one statewide ballot measure on the ballot in Alabama in November. One measure was on the ballot in March.

March 5, 2024:

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

Amendment 1 Legislative processes Exempt local laws or local constitutional amendments from the budget isolation resolution process

Defeated

341,515 (49%)

359,850 (51%)


November 5, 2024:

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

Amendment 1 Public education governance; Public land Authorize the Franklin County Board of Education to manage, sell, or lease lands and natural resources within the Franklin County School System located in Walker and Fayette Counties

Approveda

1,159,794 (74%)

399,640 (26%)


From 1996 to 2022, 61 ballot measures were on the ballot in Alabama. Voters approved 52 measures and defeated 9.

State analysis

Partisan balance

Republicans represent six districts, and Democrats represent one in Alabama's U.S. House delegation. In the U.S. House, Republicans have a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.

Both of Alabama's' U.S. Senators—Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt—are Republicans. Democrats have a majority in the U.S. Senate. There are 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and four independents. Three independents caucus with the Democratic Party, and one other counts towards the Democratic majority for committee purposes.

Republicans have a 27-8 majority in the state Senate and a 76-29 majority in the state House. Republicans have held a majority in both chambers since 2011.

Because the governor is a Republican, Alabama is one of 23 states with a Republican trifecta. It has held this status since 2011, when Republicans took control of both chambers. Alabama's attorney general and secretary of state are Republicans. This makes Alabama one of 25 states with Republican triplexes. It has held this status since 2007.

Past presidential election results in Alabama

See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 77.1% of Alabamians lived in one of the state's 52 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 22.2% lived in one of 13 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Alabama was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Alabama following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

List of candidates

Federal Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Barry Moore
Barry Moore Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Jerry Carl
Jerry Carl Incumbent
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost (unofficially withdrew) Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Robert Aderholt
Robert Aderholt Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Dale Strong
Dale Strong Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost General
Terri Sewell
Terri Sewell Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Republican
Withdrew General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

State Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Jackie Zeigler
Jackie Zeigler Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Won Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost General
Republican
Won Primary Runoff
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Withdrew General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost General
Jay Mitchell
Jay Mitchell Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
William Sellers
William Sellers Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Tommy Bryan
Tommy Bryan Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Chad Hanson
Chad Hanson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Won General
Terry A. Moore
Terry A. Moore Incumbent
Republican
Won General
J. William Cole Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Richard Minor Incumbent
Republican
Won General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Local Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Rod Honeycutt Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Joe Williams Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Stephen Moseley Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Tim Anders
Tim Anders Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Ronnie Dixon
Ronnie Dixon Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Valencia Moore Incumbent
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Independent
Lost General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Wanda Bryant Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
David Carpenter
David Carpenter Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Alaric May
Alaric May Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Democratic
Won General
Alan Summers Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Won General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary Runoff
Democratic
Lost Primary
Democratic
Lost Primary

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

See also

Footnotes

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