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Alabama

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

Election Day, polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by 12 p.m

Governor

  • Doug Jones Democrat
  • Tommy Tuberville Republican
  • Ronald Burnette Jr. Independent

U.S. Senate

  • Everett Wess Democrat
  • Barry Moore Republican

U.S. House, your district

Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.

Statewide ballot measures

Amendment 1: Lieutenant Governor Elections

YES: supports requiring a special election when the lieutenant governor’s seat opens more than 60 days before the next general election, and letting the legislature set the salaries of the lieutenant governor and its own members

NO: opposes this constitutional amendment and keeps the current system, where the seat stays vacant and salaries stay formula-based.

Amendment 2: School District Consolidation

YES: supports creating a way for two or more county school boards to merge into one, after a State Board of Education study and a 30-day window for residents to push back

NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, leaving county school boards with no legal pathway to merge

Amendment 3: Pledge of Allegiance and Student-Led Prayer in Schools

YES: supports requiring every public K-12 school to start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance and allowing students to organize and lead their own prayers, with an opt-out for students who don’t want to take part

NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, leaving the daily Pledge requirement and the student-led prayer provision out of the state constitution

Amendment 4: Star-Spangled Banner Broadcast

YES: supports requiring every public school to broadcast or arrange a performance of the first stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week

NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, leaving the weekly Star-Spangled Banner requirement out of the state constitution

Also on your ballot

  • Lieutenant Governor

  • Attorney General

  • Secretary of State

  • Auditor

  • Agriculture Commissioner

  • Treasurer

  • Public Service Commission (2 seats)

  • State Board of Education (4 seats)

  • State Senate

  • State House

  • Special state legislative

  • State Supreme Court

  • Intermediate appellate courts

  • School boards

  • Municipal government

  • Local ballot measures