Democratic Party primaries in Alabama, 2026
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2026 |
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| Primary Date |
| May 19, 2026 |
| Primary Runoff Date |
| June 16, 2026 |
| Federal elections |
| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Democratic Party of Alabama |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Alabama on May 19, 2026.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
A Democratic Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Alabama to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
Dakarai Larriett (D), Lamont Lavender (D), Kyle Sweetser (D), Everett Wess (D), and Mark Wheeler II (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 19, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Howard (D)
U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Shomari Figures (Incumbent)
District 3
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 7
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Terri Sewell (Incumbent)
State elections
State Senate
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2026
Republican
House of Representatives
State executive offices
Thirteen state executive offices are up for election in Alabama in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Agriculture Commissioner
Treasurer
Public Service Commission (2 seats)
State Board of Education (4 seats)
Governor of Alabama
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyLieutenant Governor of Alabama
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Attorney General of Alabama
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama Secretary of State
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyAlabama Treasurer
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama Auditor
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama State Board of Education
District 2
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 4
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Yvette Richardson (Incumbent)
District 6
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 8
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama Public Service Commission
Place 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyPlace 2
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
State supreme court
- See also: Alabama Supreme Court elections, 2026
Seat 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Seat 2
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Seat 8
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
State court of appeals
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
Ben Bowden's seat
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Matt Fridy's seat
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Mary Becker Windom's seat
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
J. Elizabeth Kellum's seat
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
Context of the 2026 elections
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2026
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Sixteen 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 | 26 |
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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 | 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 | 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 | R |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Alabama
- See also: Democratic Party of Alabama
Alabama has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 27, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Alabama had a Republican trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Alabama are Pivot Counties.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Alabama with 62.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Alabama voted Republican all five times.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
