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Clarke County, AL

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U.S. House, Alabama District 7
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Ammie Akin portrait
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Ammie Akin
REP
Biography
Akin is an entrepreneur and educator who has worked as a teacher, principal and college educator, per the campaign site. Akin and her husband are developing Hub in the Hills, a privately funded project to turn a former elementary school into a shared campus for nonprofit organizations and programs for families and adults with disabilities, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Quality of Life: build strong communities where families can afford to live
  • Affordability & Cost of Living
  • Local Economy & Jobs
Campaign siteFull profile
Terri Sewell portrait
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Terri Sewell
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Terri Sewell is a sitting U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th Congressional District, in office since 2011, per her official House biography. She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition and maintains constituent service offices in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability: Lower the cost of everyday essentials for Alabama families
  • Healthcare: Access to quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans
  • Voting Rights: A stronger democracy where all Americans have a fair voice
Record in office
Passed.
Passed.
Passed.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Ammie Akin (Republican), Terri Sewell (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for Alabama's 7th Congressional District, per the party nominee certifications filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama adopted a new congressional map for 2026, and the 7th District's nominees were chosen at an August 11 special primary under the new lines. Ammie Akin won the Republican August 11 special primary with 73 percent over David Perry (27 percent), per Associated Press results reported by WBHM. Democratic nominee: unopposed in the primary. Alabama primaries require a majority; runoffs were held June 16 (no runoff was held for the August 11 special primaries).
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Barry Moore portrait
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Barry Moore
REP
Biography
Barry Moore grew up on a farm in Coffee County and is a small business owner who owns a waste removal and demolition company, per the campaign site. He earned a degree in agricultural science at Auburn University, where he served in the Alabama National Guard and joined ROTC, and now serves in Congress, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Border security and immigration
  • Law and order
  • Protecting women's sports
Key voting record
Voted yes on a bill aimed at tightening federal improper-payment controls. Supported
Voted yes on extending Title VII surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Supported
Voted yes on a House resolution condemning government fraud and endorsing broader eligibility checks before federal payments. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Everett Wess portrait
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Everett Wess
DEM
Biography
Everett Wess is the managing partner of The Wess Law Firm, a position he has held since 2001, per the campaign site. He served eight years as Midfield municipal court judge, worked as a prosecutor for Midfield and a public defender for Irondale, and spent a decade in Huntsville in technology, engineering and education, including work supporting NASA mission operations, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect Alabama jobs
  • Protect Alabama healthcare
  • Tough, fair justice
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Tommy Tuberville
REP
Biography
Tommy Tuberville is a sitting U.S. Senator from Alabama, elected in 2020, per his official Senate biography. He spent four decades in college football coaching, including 11 seasons at Auburn University where he led the team to five Western Division titles and the 2004 SEC Championship, before retiring in 2016 to work as an ESPN sports broadcaster.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Job creation and economic growth for Alabama
  • Border security
  • Improving Alabama's education system
Campaign siteFull profile
Doug Jones portrait
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Doug Jones
DEM
Biography
Doug Jones is a former U.S. Senator from Alabama running for governor, per Alabama Reflector. He launched his campaign at an event in Birmingham framed around what he calls Alabamians' 'Three Real Opportunities': the chance to live a healthy life, to participate meaningfully in government, and to achieve economic prosperity, per abc3340.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Expanding Medicaid, per Alabama Reflector
  • Support for housing and childcare programs, per Alabama Reflector
  • Protections for IVF and contraception access, per Alabama Reflector
Campaign siteFull profile
Lieutenant Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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John Wahl
REP
Biography
Wahl launched a professional butterfly farm as a high schooler in Limestone County, Alabama, that now supplies tens of thousands of butterflies annually to exhibits across North America, per the campaign site. He has served as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party since 2021 and was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Public Library Service Board, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Border security and election integrity
  • Limited government and constitutional rights
  • Parental rights and public safety
Campaign siteFull profile
Phillip Ensler portrait
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Phillip Ensler
DEM
Biography
Phillip Ensler is a state representative running for Alabama Lieutenant Governor, per News From The States. He kicked off his campaign in Montgomery in January 2026 and has pointed to Alabama's low national ranking in education and health care access as central to his campaign, per Alabama Reflector.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • A voter-approved state lottery, per Alabama Reflector
  • Expanding Medicaid and the state's First Class Pre-K program, per Alabama Reflector
  • Eliminating the state sales tax on groceries, per Alabama Reflector
Record in office
Helped champion Alabama legislation banning devices that convert semiautomatic firearms into automatic weapons.
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Katherine Robertson portrait
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Katherine Robertson
REP
Biography
Katherine Robertson has served as Chief Counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade, per her campaign site. An eighth-generation Dallas County resident, she is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposing what she calls federal overreach
  • Law-and-order enforcement priorities
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jeff McLaughlin
DEM
Biography
Jeff McLaughlin is the Democratic nominee for Alabama Attorney General. He was a schoolteacher before practicing law in Guntersville for more than thirty years and representing Marshall County in the Alabama House of Representatives for a decade, per his campaign site. He is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and Harvard Law School, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Increase transparency and accountability in public office
  • Use legal experience to serve Alabama families
  • Offer a Democratic alternative for attorney general
Record in office
Introduced legislation as a state representative to ban PAC-to-PAC transfers used to obscure campaign-money flows.
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Caroleene Dobson portrait
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Caroleene Dobson
REP
Biography
Dobson is an attorney and shareholder at the Maynard Nexsen law firm in Montgomery, Alabama, practicing commercial real estate, natural resource and energy law, per the campaign site. She graduated from Harvard College and Baylor Law School magna cum laude, was raised on her family's fifth-generation cattle farm in Monroe County, and serves as a commissioner on the Alabama Forestry Commission, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reducing fees on Alabama businesses
  • Streamlining government services
  • Election security
Campaign siteFull profile
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Wayne Rogers
DEM
Biography
Wayne Rogers is an attorney who has practiced law in Alabama since graduating from Samford University's law school in 1988, per the Trussville Tribune. He has served since 2019 as executive assistant to Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway and is a former chair of the Jefferson County Democratic Party.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Expanding voter access, including easier absentee voting, per Trussville Tribune
  • Supporting small businesses, per Trussville Tribune
Campaign siteFull profile
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Young Boozer portrait
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Young Boozer
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Young Boozer has served as Alabama State Treasurer since January 2011, per the Treasurer's official biography. He holds an economics degree from Stanford University and a master's in finance from the Wharton School, and spent decades in banking, including as an executive at Colonial BancGroup, before serving as Deputy State Finance Director under Governor Bob Riley.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Continuing to grow the PACT college savings program
  • Returning unclaimed property to Alabama residents
  • Growing the Alabama Trust Fund through professional financial stewardship
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rosilyn Houston
DEM
Biography
Rosilyn Houston is a senior banking executive with more than 30 years in financial services leadership, per her campaign site. She previously served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer at Santander US and held senior roles at BBVA USA, and has chaired the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute board.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Financial responsibility in managing state funds
  • Transparency in the Treasurer's office
  • Expanding opportunity for Alabamians
Campaign siteFull profile
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Andrew Sorrell portrait
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Andrew Sorrell
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Andrew Sorrell has served as Alabama State Auditor since January 2023, per the Auditor's official biography. A former State Representative for House District 3 in Colbert County, he is an entrepreneur who owns stakes in four Alabama businesses and graduated from the University of North Alabama with a business management degree.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Appointing county registrars to oversee elections
  • Reducing government spending, including declining a state vehicle and leaving positions unfilled
  • Tracking state property to identify further savings
Campaign siteFull profile
Violet Edwards portrait
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Violet Edwards
DEM
Biography
Violet Edwards is a member of the Madison County Commission, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024, per her campaign site. Her commission work has included overseeing county departments and investments in workforce development, senior services, food access and community infrastructure.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Improving transparency in how taxpayer dollars and state property are tracked
  • Ensuring integrity in the Auditor's oversight of county voter registrars
  • Service-focused leadership for all Alabamians
Campaign siteFull profile
Agriculture Commissioner
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Corey Hill
REP
Biography
Corey Hill is a fourth-generation farmer from Douglas in Marshall County who operates cattle and poultry farms and runs a local grocery store, per his campaign site. He serves as mayor of Douglas and is a graduate of Douglas High School and Snead State College.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reviving a rural crime task force focused on agricultural theft
  • Lowering taxes and reducing regulations on farmers
  • Expanding the Sweet Grown Alabama farm-to-cafeteria program
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ron Sparks
DEM
Biography
Ron Sparks is a former two-term Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, per his campaign site. He has also served as senior advisor to former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, director of the Alabama Rural Development Agency, and president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Restoring gasoline pump inspection programs discontinued in 2015
  • Country-of-origin labeling and dock inspections for imported food products
  • Eliminating the state sales tax on farm equipment
Campaign siteFull profile
Public Service Commission, Place 1
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Matt Gentry
REP
Biography
Matt Gentry is a United States Marine Corps veteran who began his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff, according to his campaign site. He was elected Sheriff of Cullman County in 2014, the youngest sheriff in the state at the time, and has held the position for 10 years, per the site.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Bringing transparency and accountability to the Public Service Commission, per 1819News
  • Protecting the jobs of utility, railroad and transportation workers, per 1819News
Campaign siteFull profile
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James O. Gordon
DEM
Biography
James O. Gordon is a licensed chiropractor who has practiced in Mobile for more than 30 years at the Alabama Injury and Pain Clinic, according to his campaign site. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 98 from 2006 to 2010, where he introduced legislation to ban synthetic marijuana, per the site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Keeping Alabama utility service reliable and rates fair for consumers
Campaign siteFull profile
Public Service Commission, Place 2
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jim Zig Zeigler
REP
Biography
Jim Zeigler is a former Alabama State Auditor running for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2, per Alabama Reflector. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Sheila D. McNeil
DEM
Biography
Sheila McNeil chairs the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee and previously served on the San Antonio City Council, per her campaign site. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a bachelor's degree in social work from Oakwood University, and has worked as a public policy consultant since 2008.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fair utility rates for Alabama consumers
  • Transparent decision-making in utility regulation
  • Reliable utility service
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court Associate Justice, Place 7
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Brad Mendheim
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Brad Mendheim has served as an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since being appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in January 2018, per the Governor's official appointment announcement. He earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law after a bachelor's degree from Auburn University, and served more than six years as an assistant district attorney in Houston County before becoming a Houston County circuit judge. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Emphasizes his experience presiding over more than 300 jury trials and being called on by chief justices to hear cases statewide, per Alabama Political Reporter
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
Supreme Court Associate Justice, Place 8
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Greg Shaw
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Greg Shaw has served as an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 2009, per the Alabama Judicial System's biography. He earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law and a master of laws from the University of Virginia School of Law, and previously served on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals from 2001 to 2009 after 15 years as a senior staff attorney for a Supreme Court justice. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Ashleigh Meyer Dunham
DEM
Biography
Ashleigh Meyer Dunham serves as a Referee in Jefferson County's Juvenile Court and practices as a fertility attorney at Magic City Fertility Law, per her campaign site. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and a law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, per her campaign site.
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Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 4
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Benjamin M. Bowden
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Ben Bowden has served as a judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals since 2025, per the Alabama Judicial System's biography. He earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1992 and served as Covington County's probate judge and later circuit judge, while also working as a municipal prosecutor and assistant district attorney. He entered active duty with the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps after law school and retired from the Air Force Reserves in 2023 with the rank of colonel. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 5
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Matt Fridy
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Matt Fridy has served as a judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals since 2021, per the Alabama Judicial System's roster. He earned his law degree magna cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and served as a federal law clerk before practicing constitutional and appellate law. He represented Alabama House District 73 from 2014 to 2020 before his election to the Court of Civil Appeals. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 4
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Mary Windom
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mary Windom is the presiding judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, first elected to the court in 2008 and chosen by her fellow judges as presiding judge in 2012, per the Alabama Judicial System's biography. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama and her law degree from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University, and previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy attorney general. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 5
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Riggs Walker
REP
Biography
Riggs Walker is an Assistant Attorney General who has represented the State of Alabama before the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Alabama Supreme Court and federal courts for the past six years, per 1819News. A lifelong resident of Shorter, Alabama, he earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Auburn University in 1991 and a law degree from Jones School of Law in 1998, and spent two decades as a deputy district attorney in Jefferson County. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
State Board of Education District 2
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Tracie West
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Tracie West is the incumbent Alabama State Board of Education member for District 2, first elected in November 2018, per Alabama Daily News and the State Department of Education's official board roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Jamie McCurry
DEM
Biography
Jamie McCurry is the Democratic candidate for Alabama State Board of Education District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the party's nominee certification filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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State Board of Education District 4
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Yvette M. Richardson
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Yvette Richardson has served on the Alabama State Board of Education representing District 4 since 2010, per the State Department of Education's official roster and her campaign site. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Alabama and spent more than 30 years in the Fairfield city school system as a teacher, principal and superintendent, and currently serves as Dean of General Education at Miles College.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Continuing her advocacy on anti-bullying initiatives in Alabama schools, per BirminghamWatch
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
State Board of Education District 6
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Cathi Bradford
REP
Biography
Cathi Bradford has taught for more than 26 years, first as an elementary school teacher and, for the last 19 years, as a middle school teacher of history, English and reading, according to her campaign site. Before becoming a teacher she served more than 23 years in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves, per the site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Focusing classroom instruction on core academic subjects
Campaign siteFull profile
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Angela Morgan
DEM
Biography
Angela Morgan is a retired Alabama educator who spent her career working in Alabama public schools, according to her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Improving communication between the board and school communities, per Calhoun County Democrats candidate announcement
  • Supporting student well-being, per Calhoun County Democrats candidate announcement
  • Making school environments welcoming for everyone, per Calhoun County Democrats candidate announcement
Campaign siteFull profile
State Board of Education District 8
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Emily Jones
REP
Biography
Emily Jones has nearly 20 years of experience in financial management, including more than a decade with the Department of Defense, according to her campaign site. She was born and raised in Jackson County, Alabama, and is a graduate of Pisgah High School and Jacksonville State University, per the site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Increasing transparency and parental access to school curriculum
Campaign siteFull profile
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Shatika Armstrong
DEM
Biography
Shatika Armstrong earned her degrees at Alabama A&M University and has spent her career mentoring young people, according to her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Providing equitable education for every child in Alabama, per SPLC Action Fund candidate profile
  • Improving resources and opportunities for students in rural and underserved communities, per SPLC Action Fund candidate profile
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Clarke County

ZIP 36446 sits in Clarke County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Clarke County races (3).

Alabama Senate District 23
2 candidates
County ▾
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Thayer "Bear" Havard Spencer
REP
Biography
Thayer "Bear" Havard Spencer is the Republican nominee for Alabama Senate District 23. Spencer is a Selma resident who works as a healthcare administrator for nursing home and assisted living communities, per Bama Politics. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
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Robert Stewart portrait
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Robert Stewart
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Robert Stewart is the Democratic nominee for Alabama Senate District 23. Stewart is an accountant who serves as chief budget officer and vice president of Talladega College and previously worked as a staffer for U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, per Alabama Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
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About this race
Thayer "Bear" Havard Spencer (Republican), Robert Stewart (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Robert Stewart 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. Every address in Clarke County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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