Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

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Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
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Filing deadline: January 23, 2026
Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama
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A Republican 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026.

This page focuses on Alabama's Republican Party lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Alabama's Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
• Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

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

		Candidate
		Wes Allen
		Patrick Bishop
		George Childress
		Nicole Jones Wadsworth
		Rick Pate
	Submit photo	Stewart Tankersly
		John Wahl

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• A.J. McCarron (R)
• Dean Odle (R)

Candidate profiles

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Patrick Bishop

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Major (Retired) Patrick “Pat” Bishop grew up in the Kingston area of Birmingham Alabama. He enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from Ramsay High School in 1990. MAJ(R) Bishop is a 1997 graduate of the Birmingham Police Academy. He was commissioned in 2004 through the Army’s Direct Commissioning Program. He is a recent graduate of the Birmingham School of Law. Pat also completed training as a Mediator for the State of Alabama and uses it to help U.S. Veterans. Pat’s military career spans over 26 years with multiple deployments. His final assignment was as Command Public Affairs Officer and Antiterrorism Officer for the 412th Theater Engineer Command (Vicksburg, MS). He holds an Associate Applied Science (Law Enforcement) from Jefferson State Community College, Bachelor of Science (Criminal Justice) from Columbia Southern University, Master of Arts (Criminal Justice) from Columbia Southern University, and an MBA-Public Administration (Public Information) from Columbia Southern University. He is an associate minister at Trinity Baptist Church of Birmingham. MAJ(R) Bishop also worked an officer with the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole from 2016-2019. MAJ (R) Bishop recently served as a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Chaplain Deputy under Sheriff Mark Pettway. He has worked for the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department since 2021. Patrick's favorite book is Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published in January 1776."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Criminal Justice Reform: "Support efforts to strengthen law enforcement and include community service officers to meet the demands of citizens with psychological challenges “…Propose mandatory GED completion / TRADE training before inmates are released from ADOC custody!

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Illegal Narcotics: “Declare a full-fledged State of Emergency in response to the Opioid crisis. I will, after having spoken to Alabama residents, work to establish an Opioid Operational Command Center to break down traditional silos and allow for more rapid and effective coordination between state and local agencies.”

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Mental Health: I believe that we can do a better job in getting mental health care for those in need instead of relying on law enforcement to handle it.

George Childress

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Born in Montgomery, Alabama at Saint Margaret’s hospital as well as being a life long resident of the state, I grew up serving and worshiping in the Christian community here in Montgomery,Alabama as well as graduating from various higher education institutions here in Montgomery."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Opening up citizen training and organizing resource centers that can help with tracking, informing and reporting issues that impact the communities of Alabama in various ways.

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Looking at social and environmental causes of behavior that can effect citizens of Alabama in a multitude of developmental productivity.

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Creating a future Impact Trust

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Election information in Alabama: May 19, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: May 4, 2026
• By mail: Postmarked by May 4, 2026
• Online: May 4, 2026

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

No

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

• In-person: May 14, 2026
• By mail: Received by May 12, 2026
• Online: N/A

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

• In-person: May 18, 2026
• By mail: Received by May 19, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

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

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (ET/CT)

Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

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.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Alabama and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Alabama

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
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
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

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	SR	D	D	D	R	AI	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Alabama

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Alabama.

U.S. Senate election results in Alabama

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

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Alabama

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Alabama.

Gubernatorial election results in Alabama

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

See also: Party control of Alabama state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of September 2025.

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

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Alabama's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Alabama, October 2025

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

State legislature

Alabama State Senate

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

Alabama House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	76
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
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
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
	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
	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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