Three special elections to the Alabama Legislature were held in 2026.
House District 13
The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 13 special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 13th House of Representatives district following the resignation of incumbent representative Matt Woods after he was elected to the Alabama Senate. The primary election will be held on September 30, 2025.
Background Incumbent representative Matt Woods was elected to the state senate in a special election on June 24, 2025.
Kay Ivey officially called the election on July 8, 2025. Major party candidates have until July 15 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Greg Barnes, candidate for this seat in 2022 Dustin Beaty, community advocate
Disqualified Mike Elliott, educator
Endorsements
Results
General election Results
House District 38
The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 38 special election was held on February 3, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 38th House of Representatives district following the resignation of incumbent representative Debbie Wood. The primary election was held on October 21, 2025, and the primary runoff was held on November 18.
Background Incumbent representative Debbie Wood was first elected in 2018. She announced her resignation on June 2, 2024, as she is relocating out of the district after her husband accepted a new job in Florida. She officially resigned on July 31.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hazel Floyd
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kristin Nelson, Chambers County Republican Party chair
Eliminated in runoff Garrett Dixon, farmer
Eliminated in primary Micah Messer, law enforcement officer and business owner
Endorsements
Results
+ Primary results by county Town Dixon Nelson Messer Total Chambers 224 15.65% 942 65.83% 265 18.62% 1,431 Lee 650 54.39% 284 23.77% 261 21.84% 1,195
Runoff Results
General election Results
House District 63
The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election was held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 63rd House of Representatives district following the appointment of incumbent representative Cynthia Almond to the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Background Incumbent representative Cynthia Almond was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in a 2021 special election. She was appointed as the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission on June 6, 2025, to replace Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, who resigned to serve as the USDA state director for rural development. She took office on June 16, and resigned her seat on the same day.
Kay Ivey officially called the election on June 16, 2025. Major party candidates had until June 23 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.
Past election results
Year Winner Opponents Others Margin Ref 2024 pres Donald Trump (R) 7,638 57.35% Kamala Harris (D) 5,405 40.58% Others 276 2.07% R+16.77 2022 Cynthia Almond (R, inc.) 5,541 66.15% Samuel Adams (D) 2,827 33.75% Write-in 8 0.10% R+32.40 2021–22 sp Cynthia Almond (R) Unopp. R+100 2020 pres Donald Trump (R) 7,837 55.39% Joe Biden (D) 5,999 42.40% Others 312 2.21% R+12.99
Republican primary Qualifying for the Republican primary officially began on June 20, 2025, and will end on June 23. Norman Crow won the nomination unopposed after no other candidate filed. Candidates Nominee Norman Crow, member of the Tuscaloosa city council from the 3rd district
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates Nominee
Judith Taylor, chair of the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party
General election Results
References
External links Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates Greg Barnes (R) for State House Dustin Beaty (R) for State House
Official campaign websites for 38th district candidates Garrett Dixon (R) for State House Micah Messer (R) for State House Kristin Nelson (R) for State House
Official campaign websites for 63rd district candidates Norman Crow (R) for State House Judith Taylor (D) for State House