Democrats Field Broad, Competitive Slate as Alabama Qualifying Period Closes

Montgomery, Ala. (BuzzReport) — As party qualifying comes to a close, Alabama Democrats are entering the 2026 election cycle with what party leaders describe as one of their strongest and most expansive slates of candidates in years.

Voters across Alabama will have Democratic choices in a wide range of races when they head to the polls in May primaries and again in November’s general election. From statewide constitutional offices to congressional seats, legislative districts, and judicial positions, Democrats are contesting races that in past cycles often went uncontested.

Republicans had hoped to coast through several key races without opposition, most notably the governor’s race. That expectation did not materialize. Instead, multiple Democratic challengers have stepped forward, signaling a more competitive political landscape than the state has seen in recent election cycles.

Democratic candidates say their campaigns are focused on issues many Alabamians believe are being ignored: rising costs of living, government accountability, public safety, protection of civil rights, and ensuring fair and equal justice under the law.

“This will not be a cakewalk for any candidate,” one party organizer noted. “But Democrats are asking voters across the state to get engaged, turn out, and help bring about the change many communities are calling for.”

Below is the list of Democratic candidates who qualified for office:

Federal Offices

U.S. Senate

• Dakarai Larriett
• Lamont Lavender
• Kyle Sweetser
• Everett Wess
• Mark S. Wheeler II

U.S. House of Representatives

• District 1: Clyde W. Jones, Jr.
• District 2: Shomari C. Figures
• District 3: Lee McInnis
• District 4: Amanda N. Pusczek; Shane Weaver
• District 5: Jeremy Devito; Candice Dollar Duvieilh; Andrew Sneed
• District 6: Keith Pilkington
• District 7: Terri A. Sewell

Statewide Constitutional Offices

Governor

• Will Boyd
• Jamel J. Brown
• Yolanda Rochelle Flowers
• Doug Jones
• Chad Chig Martin
• Nathan “Nate” Mathis

Lieutenant Governor

• Phillip Ensler
• Darryl D. Perryman

Attorney General

• Jeff McLaughlin

Secretary of State

• Wayne Rogers

State Treasurer

• Rosilyn Houston

State Auditor

• Violet Edwards

Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries

• Ron Sparks

Public Service Commission

• Place 1: James O. Gordon; John Northrop; Jeff Ramsey
• Place 2: Sheila D. McNeil

Alabama State Senate

• District 2: Rudolph Valentino Drake; Alex House; Guy Sotomayor
• District 3: John Dickey
• District 6: Bobby Martin
• District 7: Jared Sluss
• District 8: Katie Kramer
• District 11: Donald J. Mottern
• District 13: Jamie Forsyth
• District 14: Mandie Ledkins
• District 16: Spencer Stone
• District 18: Rodger M. Smitherman
• District 19: Merika Coleman
• District 20: Linda Coleman-Madison
• District 22: Ashley Sharpe
• District 23: Robert Stewart
• District 24: Bobby Singleton
• District 25: Phadra Carson Foster; Kirk Hatcher; KK Middleton
• District 26: Tabitha Isner
• District 28: Billy Beasley
• District 29: Jimmy McCray
• District 32: Janet Appleby
• District 33: Vivian Davis Figures

Alabama House of Representatives

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• District 2: Rick Pressnell
• District 4: Hanu Karlapalem
• District 5: Jessie Barcala
• District 8: Bruce Sparkman
• District 10: Marilyn Lands
• District 15: Nell Brown
• District 16: Christian Martin
• District 19: Laura Hall
• District 20: James Linderholm
• District 21: Forrest Satterfield
• District 25: Damon Eubanks; Allison T. Montgomery
• District 28: Robert Louis Hunter
• District 32: Debra D. Foster; David E. Reddick
• District 37: Michelle French
• District 38: Christopher F. Davis; Hazel Floyd
• District 40: Pam Howard
• District 41: David J.A. Morgan
• District 43: Taylor Cook
• District 45: Toni Kornegay Vaughn
• District 47: Jim Toomey
• District 50: Alan Thomas
• District 52: Kelvin Datcher; GiGi Hayes; LaTanya Millhouse
• District 53: Anthony Daniels
• District 54: Joseph J. Holt; Neil Rafferty
• District 55: Jennifer “Jenny” Craig; Eric Major; Travis Hendrix
• District 56: Ontario J. Tillman
• District 57: Shamyia Atkins; Mara Ruffin Blackmon; Patrick Sellers
• District 58: Rolanda Hollis
• District 59: Mary Moore
• District 60: Juandalynn Givan; Alicia Escott Lumpkin; Nina Taylor
• District 63: Judith Taylor
• District 67: Prince Chestnut
• District 68: Thomas E. “Action” Jackson
• District 69: Kelvin J. Lawrence; Marshae R. Madison
• District 70: Christopher John England
• District 71: Artis (A.J.) McCampbell
• District 72: Curtis L. Travis; Michael Williams
• District 74: Jasmyne Crimiel; Austin Smith
• District 75: Tisha Dickson Nickson
• District 76: Terance “Watchdog” Dawson; Patrice “Penni” McClammy
• District 77: TaShina Morris
• District 78: Kenyatté Hassell
• District 80: Manfred Malone
• District 82: Sidney “Doc” Brown; Terrence K. Johnson; Jamie Lowe; Pebblin W. Warren
• District 83: Jeremy A. Gray
• District 84: Berry Forte; Brittani O’Hara-Grant
• District 85: Aristotle Onassis Kirkland
• District 93: Klenton B. Smith
• District 96: Terri Osborne
• District 97: Adline C. Clarke; Shalela Dowdy
• District 98: Napoleon Bracy, Jr.
• District 99: Jyl Hughes; Sam Jones; Levi Wright, Jr.
• District 101: Joan Friedlander
• District 103: Barbara Drummond

Judicial Offices

Supreme Court

• Place 8: Ashleigh Meyer Dunham

Circuit Court

• 10th Circuit: Brian Huff (Pl 1); Shanta Craig Owens (Pl 2); Kechia Davis (Pl 3); Ruby Clark (Pl 10)
• 15th Circuit: Brooke Reid (Pl 2); J.R. Gaines (Pl 4); Lloria Munnerlyn James (Pl 7); Tiffany B. McCord (Pl 9)
• 26th Circuit: David Johnson (Pl 2)

District Court

• Greene County: Tonjula Carey; Robert J. Lee, Sr.

Primaries will be held on Tuesday May 19th from 7am-7pm.