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United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2022
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Alabama were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected seven candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's seven U.S. House districts. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline was February 11, 2022.
Partisan breakdown
| Members of the U.S. House from Alabama -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2022 | After the 2022 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Jerry Carl (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Alexander Remrey (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Jerry Carl (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 2
General election candidates
- Barry Moore (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Phyllis Harvey-Hall (Democratic Party)
- Jonathan Realz (Libertarian Party)
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Did not make the ballot:
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Barry Moore (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 3
General election candidates
- Mike Rogers (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Lin Veasey (Democratic Party)
- Thomas Casson (Libertarian Party)
- Douglas Bell (Independent)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
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- Mike Rogers (Incumbent) ✔
- Michael Joiner
District 4
General election candidates
- Robert Aderholt (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Rick Neighbors (Democratic Party)
- Johnny C. Cochran (Libertarian Party)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Robert Aderholt (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 5
General election candidates
- Kathy Warner-Stanton (Democratic Party)
- Dale Strong (Republican Party) ✔
- P.J. Greer (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Did not make the ballot:
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District 6
General election candidates
- Gary Palmer (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Andria Chieffo (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Gary Palmer (Incumbent) ✔
District 7
General election candidates
- Terri Sewell (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Beatrice Nichols (Republican Party)
- Gavin Goodman (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Terri Sewell (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- Alabama's 1st Congressional District
- Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
- Alabama's 3rd Congressional District
- Alabama's 4th Congressional District
- Alabama's 5th Congressional District
- Alabama's 6th Congressional District
- Alabama's 7th Congressional District
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District maps - A map of the state's districts before and after redistricting.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below were the district maps in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the maps in place before the election.
Alabama Congressional Districts
before 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Alabama Congressional Districts
after 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Alabama.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Alabama in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 28, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
In 2022, 22 candidates ran for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 13 Republicans and eight Democrats. That’s 3.14 candidates per district, less than the 3.57 candidates per district in 2020 and 3.28 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Alabama was apportioned the same number of congressional districts as after the 2010 census.
One district — the 5th — was open, with incumbent Rep. Mo Brooks (R) running for the U.S. Senate. Brooks was first elected in 2010 after defeating Steve Raby (D) 57.9% to 42.1%. The open seat in 2022 was one more than in 2012, the previous post-redistricting election year. There were two open seats in 2020, no open seats in 2018 and 2016, and one open seat in 2014.
There were three contested Democratic primaries and two contested Republican primaries. Five incumbents - four Republicans and one Democrat - didn't face any primary challengers. Two districts — the 1st and the 6th — were guaranteed to Republicans since no Democrats filed for election. There were no districts guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed. Eight candidates — two Democrats and six Republicans — ran in the 5th district, more than in any other.
Presidential elections
As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, many district boundaries changed. As a result, analysis of the presidential vote in each of these new districts is not yet available. Once that analysis is available, it will be published here.
Alabama presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 13 Republican wins
- 2 other wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960[5] | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | SR[6] | D | D | D | R | AI[7] | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 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 November 2022.
| State executive officials in Alabama, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Kay Ivey
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| Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth
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| Secretary of State | John Merrill
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| Attorney General | Steve Marshall
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Alabama State Legislature as of November 2022.
Alabama State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Alabama House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 28 | |
| Republican Party | 73 | |
| Vacancies | 4 | |
| Total | 105 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Alabama was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2022
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Twelve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Ballot access
For information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On August 22, 2025, the district court struck down the state senate map as a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.[8]
Alabama enacted state legislative maps for the state Senate and House of Representatives on Nov. 4, 2021, after Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the proposals into law.[9] Senators approved the Senate map on Nov. 1 with a 25-7 vote.[10] Representatives approved the Senate map on Nov. 3 with a 76-26 vote.[9] For the House proposal, representatives voted 68-35 in favor on Nov. 1 and senators followed on Nov. 3 with a 22-7 vote.[11] These maps took effect for Alabama's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Alabama Reflector, "Federal judge: Alabama Senate map violates Voting Rights Act," August 22, 2025
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Montgomery Advertiser, "Gov. Kay Ivey signs off on Alabama congressional, legislative, SBOE maps for 2022," Nov. 4, 2021
- ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Alabama Senate passes Senate, State School Board districts," Nov. 1, 2021
- ↑ Alabama Political Report, "House district lines comfortably pass House over objections from both sides ," Nov. 1, 2021
