John Roberts (Alabama)
John Roberts (Republican Party) is running for election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 2. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]
Biography
"I was born and raised in Hartselle, AL. I attended the University of Alabama where I received both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. During that time I interned for Senator Shelby, Senator Sessions, Mayor Battle, and Lockheed Martin. I previously worked for the Huntsville Madison County Builders Association as their Director of Government Affairs & Workforce Development. I co-founded the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy, a free workforce development school for the construction trades, which has graduated more than 170 trained workers since 2020. I most recently served as the Business Retention & Expansion Director at the Huntsville Madison County Chamber. In that role, I managed economic development projects throughout the region. I serve on the board of directors for Free 2 Teach, the North Alabama Red Cross, and I am a graduate of Leadership Huntsville. My wife Madison and I reside in Huntsville, are active in the community, and are members of Asbury Methodist Church."[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 2
Rudolph Drake (D), Alex House (D), and Guy Sotomayor (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 2 on May 19, 2026.
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| Alex House | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 2
John Roberts (R) is running in the Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 2 on May 19, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Butler (R)
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2022
See also: Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5
Dale Strong defeated Kathy Warner-Stanton and P.J. Greer in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dale Strong (R) | 67.1 | 142,435 |
 | Kathy Warner-Stanton (D) | 29.6 | 62,740 | |
 | P.J. Greer (L) | 3.2 | 6,773 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 369 | ||
| Total votes: 212,317 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 5
Dale Strong defeated Casey Wardynski in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Strong | 63.4 | 48,138 |
 | Casey Wardynski | 36.6 | 27,794 | |
| Total votes: 75,932 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5
Kathy Warner-Stanton defeated Charlie Thompson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Warner-Stanton | 57.2 | 9,010 |
 | Charlie Thompson | 42.8 | 6,739 | |
| Total votes: 15,749 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Gyasi (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Strong | 44.7 | 45,319 |
| ✔ | | Casey Wardynski | 23.0 | 23,340 |
| John Roberts | 13.8 | 13,979 | |
 | Paul Sanford | 11.4 | 11,573 | |
 | Kevin Andrew Blalock | 5.5 | 5,608 | |
| Harrison Wright | 1.5 | 1,509 | ||
| Total votes: 101,328 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dexter Donnell (R)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3]
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Kevin Andrew Blalock | Republican Party | $51,495 | $49,212 | $2,239 | As of May 24, 2022 |
| John Roberts | Republican Party | $167,173 | $167,173 | $0 | As of August 31, 2022 |
| Paul Sanford | Republican Party | $70,309 | $70,418 | $0 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Dale Strong | Republican Party | $1,994,354 | $1,975,308 | $19,045 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Casey Wardynski | Republican Party | $777,338 | $777,338 | $0 | As of August 2, 2022 |
| Harrison Wright | Republican Party | $811 | $0 | $0 | As of July 21, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
John Roberts completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roberts' responses.
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I previously worked for the Huntsville Madison County Builders Association as their Director of Government Affairs & Workforce Development. I co-founded the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy, a free workforce development school for the construction trades, which has graduated more than 170 trained workers since 2020. I most recently served as the Business Retention & Expansion Director at the Huntsville Madison County Chamber. In that role, I managed economic development projects throughout the region.
I serve on the board of directors for Free 2 Teach, the North Alabama Red Cross, and I am a graduate of Leadership Huntsville. My wife Madison and I reside in Huntsville, are active in the community, and are members of Asbury Methodist Church.
- Bringing jobs to Alabama
- Investing in workforce education
- Strengthening our communities
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Campaign advertisements
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 12, 2021
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
