Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

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Alabama's 5th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: November 10, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: April 16, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Alabama, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was April 16, 2024. The filing deadline was November 10, 2023.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 67.1%-29.6%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 62.8%-35.6%.

Alabama conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in Alabama and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
• Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Dale Strong won election in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dale Strong (R)	95.4	250,322
		Other/Write-in votes	4.6	12,088

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,410
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elizabeth Tedder (Independent)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dale Strong advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel H. Boman (R)

Candidate profiles

There were no candidate profiles created for this race. Candidate profiles would have appeared here as candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Election information in Alabama: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
• Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 31, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Dale Strong	Republican Party	$1,301,231	$691,299	$628,977	As of December 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Alabama in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Alabama	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	Fixed by party	11/10/2023	Source
Alabama	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	3% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election	N/A	3/5/2024	Source

District analysis

This section will be updated with analysis about Alabama's 5th Congressional District.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Dale Strong (R) defeated Kathy Warner-Stanton (D) and P.J. Greer (L) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212,317
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Dale Strong (R) defeated Casey Wardynski (R) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,932
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Kathy Warner-Stanton (D) defeated Charlie Thompson (D) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,749
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Gyasi (D)

Republican primary

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
	Submit photo	Harrison Wright	1.5	1,509

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,328
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dexter Donnell (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Mo Brooks (R) won election in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mo Brooks (R)	95.8	253,094
		Other/Write-in votes	4.2%	11,066

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,160
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Mo Brooks (R) defeated Chris Lewis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mo Brooks	74.9	84,013
		Chris Lewis	25.1	28,182

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,195
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General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Mo Brooks (R) defeated Peter Joffrion (D) in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mo Brooks (R)	61.0	159,063
		Peter Joffrion (D)	38.9	101,388
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	222

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,673 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Peter Joffrion (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Peter Joffrion

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Butler Cain (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5

Incumbent Mo Brooks (R) defeated Clayton Hinchman (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mo Brooks	61.3	54,928
	Submit photo	Clayton Hinchman	38.7	34,739

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 89,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Holtzclaw (R)
• Michael Sweeney (R)

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Alabama.

See also

Alabama	2024 primaries	2024 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Barry Moore (R)

District 2

Shomari Figures (D)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (2)

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