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Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and the primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The filing deadline was January 23, 2026.
The Alabama House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of February 2026 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 29 | |
| Republican | 76 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | |
Candidates
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Alabama. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Alabama House from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open seats in Alabama House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 105 | TBD | TBD |
| 2022 | 105 | 21 (20%) | 84 (80%) |
| 2018 | 105 | 25 (24%) | 80 (76%) |
| 2014 | 105 | 16 (15%) | 89 (85%) |
| 2010 | 105 | 11 (10%) | 94 (90%) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 17 of the Code of Alabama
There are four methods by which a candidate can gain ballot access: with an officially recognized political party, with a minor party seeking political party status, as an independent, or as a write-in. Every candidate for state-level office must submit a statement of economic interests when he or she first files for office. Within five days of filing this document, every candidate must organize a campaign finance committee and file an appointment of principal campaign committee form with the Alabama Secretary of State. Only the candidates of officially recognized political parties can participate in the state primary election. All other candidates run in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
Political party candidates
All candidates seeking a party nomination for a non-county office (such as a federal, state, or state legislative office) must file a declaration of candidacy with the state party chair by 5:00 p.m. 116 days before the date of the primary. The state party chair must then certify the names of primary election candidates with the Alabama Secretary of State no later than 5 p.m. 82 days before the primary election. Candidates seeking a party nomination for a county office must file a declaration with the county party chair no later than 5:00 p.m. 116 days before the primary.[6][7][8]
A party candidate must pay a party filing fee. These fees are established by the parties.[9]
Minor party candidates
A minor party candidate is nominated at party meetings or conventions. Such meetings must be held before the primary election. The minor party must file certificates of nomination for each nominated candidate seeking a state or federal office with the Alabama Secretary of State. For county candidates, the certificate of nomination must be filed with the local Judge of Probate. These certificates are due on the day of the primary election.[10][11][12]
Independent candidates
An independent candidate must file a petition with the Alabama Secretary of State. The petition must contain the signatures of registered voters equal to at least 3 percent of the total vote cast for governor in the applicable electoral district in the last general election.[13][12]
This petition must be filed by 5 p.m. on the day of the primary election. A candidate cannot run as an independent if he or she ran in the primary election in the same year.[12][13]
Write-in candidates
There are no filing requirements for write-in candidates in Alabama.[14]
Qualifications
Members of the House must be 21 at the time of their election, must be citizens and residents of the State of Alabama for at least 3 years and residents of their district at least one year prior to election.[15]
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[16] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $62,212/year | No per diem is paid to legislators whose permanent residence is less than six hours away. The daily rate is $12.75 for 6–12 hour trips and $34 for non-overnight trips over 12 hours. Overnight per diem is $85 for one night or $100 per day for two or more nights. |
When sworn in
Alabama legislators assume office the day following their election.[17]
Alabama political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
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 |
Presidential politics in Alabama
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Alabama, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
64.6
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1,462,616 | 9 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
34.1
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772,412 | 0 | |
 
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Independent) |
0.5
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12,075 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (Independent) |
0.2
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4,930 | 0 | |
 
| Jill Stein/Samson LeBeau Kpadenou (Independent) |
0.2
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4,319 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.4
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8,738 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 2,265,090 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Alabama, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
62.0
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1,441,170 | 9 |
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
36.6
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849,624 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (Independent) |
1.1
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25,176 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.3
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7,312 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 2,323,282 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Alabama, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 34.4% | 729,547 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
62.1% | 1,318,255 | 9 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.1% | 44,467 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.4% | 9,391 | 0 | |
| Other | Write-in votes | 1% | 21,712 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,123,372 | 9 | |||
| Election results via: Alabama Secretary of State | |||||
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[18] | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | SR[19] | D | D | D | R | AI[20] | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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.[21] On November 17, 2025, the court imposed a remedial map and ordered the state to use it in the 2026 and 2030 elections.[22]
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.[23] Senators approved the Senate map on Nov. 1 with a 25-7 vote.[24] Representatives approved the Senate map on Nov. 3 with a 76-26 vote.[23] For the House proposal, representatives voted 68-35 in favor on Nov. 1 and senators followed on Nov. 3 with a 22-7 vote.[25] These maps took effect for Alabama's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Alabama Code, "Section 17-13-1," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ 2023 Candidate Filing Guide, "Chapter 1, Getting Started," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Code of Alabama, "Title 36, Chapter 25, Section 15," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Code of Alabama 1975, "Title 17, Chapter 5, Section 4," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Alabama Code, "Section 17-13-5," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures," May 5, 2023
- ↑ 2023 Code of Alabama, "Title 17, Chapter 5, Section 2," accessed January 24, 2025
- ↑ Alabama Code, "Section 17-13-103," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2024 Minor Party/Third Party Ballot Access," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ Alabama Code, "Section 17-13-50," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Alabama Code, "Section 17-9-3," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Alabama Secretary of State, "2024 Independent Candidate Ballot Access," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ Alabama Code, "Section 17-6-28," accessed September 19, 2024
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Minimum Qualifications for Public Office," accessed February 5, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Justia, "Alabama Constitution, Article IV, Section 46," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Alabama Reflector, "Federal judge approves new Alabama Senate map redrawing Montgomery districts," November 18, 2025
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 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
