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One candidate is tracked for Alabama House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Maurice McCaney. Candidate information follows official Lauderdale County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Maurice McCaney (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Phillip Pettus (Republican), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. Maurice McCaney won the Republican May 19 primary with 59.26 percent over Phillip Pettus (40.74 percent), per the Secretary of State's official results. 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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Maurice McCaney is a Florence attorney and partner at the law firm Woodruff & McCaney, LLC, per the TimesDaily. He serves as president of the Lauderdale County Bar Association and is a graduate of Samford University and the Cumberland School of Law, per the TimesDaily. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.