Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026

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Governor of Alabama
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: January 23, 2026
	Primary: May 19, 2026; Primary runoff: June 16, 2026; General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Alabama
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Alabama 2026 elections

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Alabama is holding an election for governor on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and a primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The filing deadline was January 23, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Alabama

Ronald Burnette Jr. is running in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ronald Burnette Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Will Boyd
		Ja'Mel Brown
		Yolanda Flowers
		Doug Jones
		Chad Chig Martin
		Nathan Mathis

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Alabama

Ken McFeeters, Will Santivasci, and Tommy Tuberville are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ken McFeeters
	Submit photo	Will Santivasci
		Tommy Tuberville

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Candidate profiles

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Ronald Burnette Jr.

Party: Independent

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography: "Hello ,I'm Ronald Fulton Burnette Jr. ,I believe Diversifying Alabama's Economy"

Key Messages

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Currently, I believe 25 to 40 percent of the state’s revenues come from taxes and public monies generated by tourism,entertainment and sports revenues. When gaming, tourism ,sports and economy entertainment becomes subject to a weak , this extremely high percentage can lead the people of Alabama to perilous position.

This means that Alabama must be pro-active by developing other industries to take care of some of these public money burdens. Alabama must become a tax friendly state.

We must invite high-profile, innovative and And industries that allow and promote entrepreneurship

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kay Ivey (R)	66.9	946,932
	Yolanda Flowers (D)	29.2	412,961
	James Blake (L)	3.2	45,958
	Jared Budlong (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	9,432

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,415,283
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,998
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,224
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		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey	54.5	357,069
		Lynda Blanchard	19.2	126,202
		Tim James	16.2	106,181
		Lew Burdette	6.5	42,924
		Dean Odle	1.8	11,767
	Submit photo	Donald Jones	0.6	3,821
	Submit photo	Dave Thomas	0.4	2,886
		Stacy George	0.4	2,546
		Dean Young	0.4	2,356

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,752
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,719,589 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walt Maddox	54.6	154,850
		Sue Bell Cobb	29.0	82,236
		James C. Fields	8.0	22,683
	Submit photo	Anthony White	3.4	9,719
		Doug Smith	3.3	9,274
		Christopher Countryman	1.7	4,943

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 283,705
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 591,199
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Yolanda Flowers	55.1	32,529
	Malika Sanders-Fortier	44.9	26,469

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Yolanda Flowers	33.9	56,991
✔	Malika Sanders-Fortier	32.5	54,699
	Patricia Jamieson	11.7	19,691
	Arthur Kennedy	9.3	15,630
	Doug Smith	7.1	11,861
	Chad Chig Martin	5.6	9,352

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey	56.1	331,739
		Tommy Battle	24.9	147,207
		Scott Dawson	13.5	79,546
		Bill Hightower	5.0	29,367
	Submit photo	Michael McAllister	0.6	3,340

Governor of Alabama, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Bentley Incumbent	63.6%	750,231
	Democrat	Parker Griffith	36.2%	427,787
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	2,395
Total Votes				1,180,413
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

District	Incumbent	PVI
Alabama's 1st	Barry Moore	R+27
Alabama's 2nd	Shomari Figures	D+5
Alabama's 3rd	Mike Rogers	R+23
Alabama's 4th	Robert Aderholt	R+33
Alabama's 5th	Dale Strong	R+15
Alabama's 6th	Gary Palmer	R+20
Alabama's 7th	Terri Sewell	D+13

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Alabama's 1st	22.0%	77.0%
Alabama's 2nd	54.0%	45.0%
Alabama's 3rd	26.0%	73.0%
Alabama's 4th	16.0%	83.0%
Alabama's 5th	35.0%	64.0%
Alabama's 6th	30.0%	69.0%
Alabama's 7th	61.0%	38.0%
Source: The Downballot

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Alabama county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Republican	54	78.6%
Solid Democratic	12	21.%
New Republican	1	.4%
Total voted Democratic	12	21.%
Total voted Republican	55	79.%

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	66.6%	30.9%
2020	60.1%	39.7%
2017	50.0%	48.3%
2016	64.0%	35.8%
2014	97.3%	2.8% (write-in)
Average	67.6	31.5

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	66.9%	29.2%
2018	59.5%	40.4%
2014	63.6%	36.2%
2010	57.9%	42.1%
2006	57.5%	41.6%
Average	61.1	37.9

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	5	7
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	7	9

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Kay Ivey
Lieutenant Governor	Will Ainsworth
Secretary of State	Wes Allen
Attorney General	Steve Marshall

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	8
	Republican Party	27
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

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Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026