Dan McWhorter
Dan McWhorter (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 12. McWhorter lost in the special Republican primary on July 15, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Alabama state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 12
Cindy Myrex defeated Matthew Glover in the special general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 12 on October 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cindy Myrex (R) | 87.1 | 1,944 |
| Matthew Glover (D) | 12.9 | 287 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,233 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for Alabama House of Representatives District 12
Cindy Myrex defeated Clint Hollingsworth in the special Republican primary runoff for Alabama House of Representatives District 12 on August 12, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Myrex | 58.5 | 3,050 |
| Clint Hollingsworth | 41.5 | 2,167 | ||
| Total votes: 5,217 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matthew Glover advanced from the special Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 12.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 12
Cindy Myrex and Clint Hollingsworth advanced to a runoff. They defeated Heather Doyle and Dan McWhorter in the special Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 12 on July 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Myrex | 49.8 | 2,129 |
| ✔ | Clint Hollingsworth | 43.2 | 1,848 | |
| Heather Doyle | 3.5 | 150 | ||
| Dan McWhorter | 3.4 | 147 | ||
| Total votes: 4,274 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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