Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
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| 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 |
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Alabama to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026.
This page focuses on Alabama's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Alabama's Republican gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026
Candidates and election results
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| 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 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| 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 | ||
2016-2024
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 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 78.6% of Alabamians lived in one of the state's 54 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 21% lived in one of 12 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Alabama was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Alabama following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Alabama county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 54 | 78.6% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 12 | 21.% | |||||
| New Republican | 1 | .4% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 12 | 21.% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 55 | 79.% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Alabama presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
- 2 other wins
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Alabama.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Alabama
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Alabama.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of September 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama | |||
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| 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 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Alabama's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Kay Ivey |
| Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth |
| Secretary of State | Wes Allen |
| Attorney General | Steve Marshall |
State legislature
Alabama State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Alabama House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 73 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 3 | |
| Total | 105 | |
Trifecta control
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2025
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Alabama and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Alabama | ||
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| Alabama | United States | |
| Population | 5,024,279 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 50,650 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65.4% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 26.1% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 2.1% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 4.5% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.4% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.1% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 27.8% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,027 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.6% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for Alabama | ||
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| Alabama | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,853,875 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 50,645 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 68.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 26.4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 84.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 23.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $43,623 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 23.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Alabama
Alabama voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won six unpledged electoral votes in Alabama's 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won Alabama's popular vote and received five electoral votes.
- ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
- ↑ American Independent Party
