Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) —  The primary election in Alabama delivered clear victories for top candidates but left multiple key races undecided. Voters across the state cast their ballots to choose party nominees for the upcoming general election. On the Republican side, former Senator Tommy Tuberville secured a decisive nomination for Governor by capturing 84.40% of the vote against his two challengers. Similarly, the Democratic primary for Governor saw a landslide win for former Senator Doug Jones, who earned 78.62% of the total vote.

The primary election on May 19, 2026, set the stage for the rest of the political year. Because several high-profile races failed to produce a clear majority winner, multiple contests will move to a runoff election scheduled for June 16, 2026. These summer runoffs will officially determine the final nominees for both major political parties.

In statewide executive races, the Republican Lieutenant Governor race saw John Wahl lead with 40.56%, requiring a second contest against Wes Allen, who received 38.00%. Caroleene Dobson won the Republican nomination for Secretary of State with 64.90% of the vote. Incumbent Young Boozer was re-elected as Treasurer with 68.04%, while Andrew Sorrell captured the Auditor's race with 67.94%. The Republican Attorney General race did not find a majority winner and will feature a runoff between Katherine Robertson, who got 40.53%, and Jay Mitchell, who finished with 34.41%. The Agriculture Commissioner race also requires a runoff after a narrow margin separated Corey Hill at 35.36% and Christina McInnis at 34.82%. For the Public Service Commission Place 1 seat, Matt Gentry decisively won the Republican nomination with 74.80%, while James Gordon secured the Democratic nomination with 57.70%. The contest for Public Service Commission Place 2 will proceed to a runoff between Jim Zeigler, who led the field with 44.79%, and Chris Beeker, who finished second with 24.55%.

In the federal congressional races, the Republican field for U.S. Senator was highly fractured, leaving Barry Moore in the lead at 39.18%, meaning he will face the runner-up in a runoff. The Democratic primary for U.S. Senator will also proceed to a runoff, with Everett Wess leading at 39.57% but falling short of the required majority. In the U.S. Representative District 1 race, Jerry Carl achieved a convincing victory, receiving 66.87% of the total vote.

In regional legislative contests, multiple State Senate seats were decided. Incumbent State Senator Chris Elliott easily retained his seat in District 32 with a commanding 72.78% of the vote. In District 22, Terry Waters secured a narrow win against Greg Albritton, receiving 52.11% of the vote. In State Senate District 34, Rusty Glover won with 54.55% against Doug Harwell, preventing a runoff.

Several State Representative contests were also settled on election night. A local runoff is needed in the State Representative District 95 race, where Frances Holk-Jones received 42.41% and Joe Freeman got 38.57% to compete for the Republican nomination. Danielle Duggar secured a tight victory in District 96, earning 51.37% of the vote and defeating Matt Simpson. Elsewhere, incumbents Chris Pringle in District 101 and John Knapp in District 65 won their primaries decisively. Democratic voters finalized nominations as well, with Adline Clarke in District 97 and Sam Jones in District 99 earning their party’s nominations.

At the county level, the Baldwin County Sheriff race saw Anthony Lowery secure a narrow victory with 51.91% of the vote over Matt McKenzie. Local judicial races were decided as Kristi Hagood won the Circuit Court Judge Place 7 seat, and Grant Blackburn won a tight contest for District Court Judge Place 1. The Baldwin County Board of Education District 5 contest was resolved with Jason Woerner winning 64.56% of the vote against his challenger, Whitney Scapecchi, who received 34.44%.

Finally, local County Commission races produced extremely tight results. In District 1, Richard Cox narrowly avoided a runoff by securing just over 50% of the vote against James Ball. In District 2, Angelo Fermo also cleared the 50% mark against Kyle Henderson to win outright. Commissioner Billie Jo Underwood handily defeated her two challengers in District 3. However, a runoff is now required for the District 4 Commission seat, with John Harris at 47.42% and Brett Gaar at 28.82% advancing to the second primary.

2026 Alabama Primary Results

Note that these are unofficial results, and the final numbers may vary.