Polls across Alabama close at 7 p.m. Yellowhammer News will be calling races, posting county returns and reporting turnout numbers all night from the war room — the governor’s race between U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones, the open U.S. Senate seat, the 2nd Congressional District, every statewide office and the contested legislative seats listed below.

YHN editor in chief Grayson Everett is leading the live analysis on X. The @YHN account will call each race as the returns support it. Newsletter subscribers get a blast with major calls and updates.

• Turnout is tracking 2018, not 2022. Madison County hit 35% at 4 p.m. and is on pace for its 2018 mark of 53%, according to the probate judge’s office. Montgomery County was at 32.4% by mid-afternoon and will pass its entire 2022 total before polls close. Jefferson County is expected to reach about 50%, roughly 248,000 ballots — 50,000 more than the 2022 governor’s race. Talladega and Lowndes counties report their best turnout in years, led by city and Black Belt precincts.
• Baldwin County is on pace for a midterm record. Turnout stood at 30% to 33% in the 4 o’clock hour, putting the county on track for 80,000 to 90,000 ballots. It cast 73,524 in 2022 and gave Governor Kay Ivey 80% of its vote.
• Rural north Alabama is lagging. Marshall County is projected to finish at 30% to 35%, below its 2022 turnout of 37.5%, in a county that voted 88% Republican four years ago. Precincts in Cullman and Morgan counties are running flat against 2022 while Birmingham precincts run 30% to 45% ahead.
• The Jefferson County margin. Doug Jones won Jefferson County by 83,409 votes in 2017 and by 56,330 against Tommy Tuberville in 2020. He needs a margin near his 2017 number to make the governor’s race competitive. Baldwin County alone is positioned to cancel it.
• Talladega County as the statewide gauge. Governor Ivey received 59.5% there in 2018 and 59.5% statewide; 66.1% there in 2022 and 66.9% statewide. Jones got 50.7% there in 2017 and 50.8% statewide. Whatever Tuberville gets in Talladega tonight is close to what he gets in Alabama.
• The 2nd Congressional District. The only federal seat in Alabama either party can win. Shomari Figures, the Democratic incumbent, faces Republican Rhett Marques on a map redrawn in 2023.
Race tracker

Updated through the night. A race is called when the remaining vote cannot change the outcome or a candidate formally concedes

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Election night race tracker
Last updated: 7:00 p.m. — Polls close at 7 p.m. Calls are made by Yellowhammer News based on reported returns and remaining vote.
No call Republican leads Democrat leads Republican winner Democrat winner
Statewide
Governor	Tommy Tubervillevs.Doug Jones	—
U.S. Senate	Barry Moorevs.Everett Wess	—
Lieutenant Governor	John Wahlvs.Phillip Ensler	—
Attorney General	Katherine Robertsonvs.Jeff McLaughlin	—
Secretary of State	Caroleene Dobsonvs.Wayne Rogers	—
Agriculture Commissioner	Corey Hillvs.Ron Sparks	—
U.S. House, District 2	Rhett Marquesvs.Shomari Figures	—
State Senate
Senate District 2	John Robertsvs.Rudolph Drake	—
Senate District 7	Sam Givhanvs.Jared Sluss	—
Senate District 10	Andrew Jonesvs.Jesse Battles (I)	—
Senate District 16	Jabo Waggonervs.Spencer Stone	—
Senate District 25	Will Barfootvs.Phadra Carson Foster	—
State House
House District 15	Leigh Hulseyvs.Nell Brown	—
House District 20	James Lomaxvs.James Linderholm	—
House District 21	Rex Reynoldsvs.Forrest Satterfield	—
House District 25	Philip Rigsbyvs.Allison Montgomery	—
House District 47	Mike Shawvs.Jim Toomey	—
House District 63	Norman Crowvs.Judith Taylor	—
House District 65	John Knappvs.Elaine Beech (I)	—
Yellowhammer News · Republican candidates listed in red, Democrats in blue. Results reflect unofficial returns reported by county election officials and the Alabama Secretary of State.