Fayette County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Alabama Senate and Alabama House, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Fayette County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Alabama Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressAlabama Senate District 5Matt Woods (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Matt Woods
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Defend law enforcement
- Jobs and the economy
- Protect our constitutional rights
About Matt Woods
Woods works in the family business, Jasper Auto Sales, and holds a B.S. in business administration from Auburn University, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he is a past chairman of the Walker County Chamber of Commerce and was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees in 2018.
Matt Woods (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Matt Woods is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageAlabama House District 16Bryan Brinyark (R) · Christian Martin (D)
Bryan Brinyark
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Sponsored and carried a bill directing federal coal royalties back to Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Walker counties through the Coal Impacted Communities Workforce Development Grant Program
- Supported bills providing tax relief on groceries, retirement income and property taxes, and eliminating the business privilege tax
About Bryan Brinyark
Bryan Brinyark is running for Alabama House District 16. He was born and raised in Tuscaloosa County and earned his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1993, per his campaign site. He is a partner attorney with Brinyark & Frederick and has served as a municipal judge for Centreville since 2005 and previously for Brent and Woodstock, per his campaign site.
Christian Martin
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Expanding Medicaid, per WVUA23
- Conservation efforts, per WVUA23
- Reducing corporate influence on state legislation, per WVUA23
About Christian Martin
Christian Martin is a candidate for Alabama House District 16, representing Tuscaloosa County. He is a senior at the University of Alabama studying History and serves as President of the University of Alabama College Democrats, per his campaign site. Martin comes from a working-class family with roots in labor organizing, per his campaign site.
Bryan Brinyark (Republican), Christian Martin (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bryan Brinyark is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Alabama's May 19 party primaries required a majority, with a June 16 runoff where no candidate reached one; unopposed nominees still print, and independents who qualified by petition join the November 3 ballot. U.S. House districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 (new 2026 congressional map) and state Senate districts 25 and 26 (2021 map) chose nominees at an August 11 special primary with no runoff, per the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Fayette County, Alabama on November 3, 2026?
Fayette County sample ballot 2026: who is running for alabama house and alabama senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Alabama?
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