Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican |
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Alabama is holding an election for governor on November 3, 2026.
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Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Governor of Alabama
Tommy Tuberville is running in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
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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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Yolanda Flowers, James Blake, and Jared Budlong in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kay Ivey (R) | 66.9 | 946,932 |
 | Yolanda Flowers (D) | 29.2 | 412,961 | |
 | James Blake (L) | 3.2 | 45,958 | |
 | Jared Budlong (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9,432 | ||
| Total votes: 1,415,283 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama
Yolanda Flowers defeated Malika Sanders-Fortier in the Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yolanda Flowers | 55.1 | 32,529 |
 | Malika Sanders-Fortier | 44.9 | 26,469 | |
| Total votes: 58,998 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yolanda Flowers | 33.9 | 56,991 |
| ✔ | | Malika Sanders-Fortier | 32.5 | 54,699 |
 | Patricia Jamieson | 11.7 | 19,691 | |
 | Arthur Kennedy | 9.3 | 15,630 | |
 | Doug Smith | 7.1 | 11,861 | |
 | Chad Chig Martin | 5.6 | 9,352 | |
| Total votes: 168,224 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Ivey | 54.5 | 357,069 |
 | Lynda Blanchard | 19.2 | 126,202 | |
 | Tim James | 16.2 | 106,181 | |
 | Lew Burdette | 6.5 | 42,924 | |
 | Dean Odle | 1.8 | 11,767 | |
| Donald Jones | 0.6 | 3,821 | ||
| Dave Thomas | 0.4 | 2,886 | ||
 | Stacy George | 0.4 | 2,546 | |
 | Dean Young | 0.4 | 2,356 | |
| Total votes: 655,752 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Zeigler (R)
2018
In 2018, the governor's salary was $120,395 according to the Council of State Governments. [5]
2014
In 2014, the governor's salary was $119,950. However, Gov. Robert Bentley refused to accept his salary until the state's unemployment rate decreased, according to the Council of State Governments. [6]
Election analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.
Gubernatorial elections in 2026
There are 36 gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 13, 2020
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 13, 2020
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