Full and final list of every candidate who qualified with the Alabama Republican Party for 2026

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January 23, 2026

At time of publication, candidate qualifying for the Alabama Republican Party in the 2026 election cycle has officially ended.

The party published a list of final candidates who are formally qualified for the primary ballot. Qualifying opened Monday, January 5, and closed today at 5:00pm.

The below roundup reflects a final and full list of the candidates who have completed the party’s qualifying process across races ranging from U.S. Senate and Congress to statewide constitutional offices, appellate courts, seats in the Alabama Legislature, and beyond.

The Republican primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Federal

U.S. Senate — Seth Burton; Dale Shelton Deas Jr.; Jared Hudson; Steve Marshall; Barry Moore; Morgan Murphy; Rodney Walker
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 — Jerry Carl; James “Jimmy” Dees; Rhett Marques; Joshua McKee; John Mills; James Richardson; Austin Sidwell
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 — Hampton Harris
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 — Terri LaPoint; Mike Rogers
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 — Robert B. Aderholt; Tommy Barnes
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 — Dale W. Strong
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6 — Case Dixon; Gary Palmer

Statewide Constitutional Offices & PSC

Governor — Ken McFeeters; Thomas Tuberville; Will Santivasci
Lt. Governor — Wes Allen; George Childress; Pat Bishop; Dean Odle; Rick Pate; Nicole Jones Wadsworth; John Wahl; Dr. Stewart Hill Tankersley
Attorney General — Pamela L. Casey; Jay Mitchell; Katherine Robertson
Secretary of State — Caroleene Dobson; Glenda S. Jackson; Christopher Christian Horn
State Treasurer — Young Boozer; Steve Lolley
State Auditor — Derek Chen; Andrew Sorrell
Commissioner of Agriculture & Industry — Corey Hill; Christina Woerner McInnis; Jack Williams
Public Service Commissioner, Place 1 — Matt Gentry; Jeremy H. Oden
Public Service Commissioner, Place 2 — Priscilla Andrews; Chris Beeker; Brent Woodall; Jim Zig Zeigler; Jeffrey M. Boyd

Appellate Courts

Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, Place 7 — Brad Mendheim
Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, Place 8 — Greg Shaw
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 4 — Benjamin M. Bowden
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 5 — Matt Fridy
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 — Mary Windom
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 — Beth Kellum; Riggs Walker

State Board of Education

State Board of Education, District 2 — Tracie West
State Board of Education, District 6 — Cathi Bradford; Marie Manning
State Board of Education, District 8 — Emily Jones; William Matthews; Connie Spears

Circuit Judge

Circuit 6, Place 4 — Daniel F. Pruet
Circuit 6, Place 7 — Dennis Steverson, Sr.
Circuit 7, Place 4 — Peggy P. Miller Lacher
Circuit 14, Place 1 — Joeletta Barrentine
Circuit 19, Place 5 — Carol Cook Carter; Bradley Earl Ekdahl; Ali Patterson
Circuit 20, Place 5 — Todd Derrick
Circuit 23, Place 2 — Alison Strickland Austin
Circuit 23, Place 4 — Claude E. Hundley III
Circuit 25, Place 1 — Daryl Burt
Circuit 28, Place 5 — Laurie Hoyt
Circuit 28, Place 7 — Jeremiah Giles; Kristi Hagood
Circuit 37, Place 4 — Seth H. Donaldson
Circuit 38, Place 2 — Brent Benson

District Judge

Baldwin County, Place 1 — Grant Blackburn; Warren T. Harbison; William “Liam” Scully; Ashley W. Siebert
Butler County, Place 1 — Nicki Myrick McFerrin
Cherokee County, Place 1 — Wes Mobley
Cleburne County, Place 1 — Melody Walker
Coffee County, Place 1 — Josh Wilson
Crenshaw County, Place 1 — Jon M. Folmar
Dale County, Place 1 — Stan Garner, Jr.; Samantha Rhoades Valenzuela
DeKalb County, Place 1 — Steve Whitmire
Elmore County, Place 1 — Ben Baxley
Elmore County, Place 2 — Desirae Lewis; Dwight “Tray” M. Richardson III
Escambia County, Place 1 — Eric Coale
Jackson County, Place 1 — Matt Mitchell
Lamar County, Place 1 — Jacob S. West
Madison County, Place 1 — Tim Douthit; Michael Tewalt
Madison County, Place 4 — John R. Allen
Madison County, Place 5 — Jeanne Dowdle Rizzardi
Marshall County, Place 2 — Zach Ross
Mobile County, Place 3 — C. Zackery Moore
Morgan County, Place 1 — Scott A. Slate
Morgan County, Place 3 — Kevin R. Kusta
Pickens County, Place 1 — John Morgan Owens; John Russell
Shelby County, Place 3 — Kendall Lee Cash; Ben Fuller; Jarred “Jay” Welborn; Mark Wilson
St. Clair County, Place 2 — Robert L. Minor
Talladega County, Place 1 — J. Scott Brewer; Huel M. Love III
Talladega County, Place 2 — Nicholas J. Beckham; Dale Price; Angie Walker Slaten
Tallapoosa County, Place 1 — Donald “Chad” Harrison
Walker County, Place 1 — Henry Allred

Alabama State Senate

Alabama State Senate, District 1 — Tim Melson
Alabama State Senate, District 2 — John Roberts
Alabama State Senate, District 3 — Arthur Orr
Alabama State Senate, District 4 — J.R. Bowling; Garlan Gudger
Alabama State Senate, District 5 — Matt Woods
Alabama State Senate, District 6 — Larry Stutts
Alabama State Senate, District 7 — Sam Givhan
Alabama State Senate, District 8 — Steve Livingston
Alabama State Senate, District 9 — Wes Kitchens
Alabama State Senate, District 10 — Jesse Battles; Andrew Jones; Amy Dozier Minton
Alabama State Senate, District 11 — Lance Bell
Alabama State Senate, District 12 — Keith Kelley
Alabama State Senate, District 13 — Gerald Dial; Randy Price
Alabama State Senate, District 14 — April Weaver
Alabama State Senate, District 15 — Scott Ortis; Dan Roberts
Alabama State Senate, District 16 — Nate Carlson; J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner
Alabama State Senate, District 17 — Shay Shelnutt
Alabama State Senate, District 21 — Gerald Allen
Alabama State Senate, District 22 — Greg Albritton; Terry L. Waters
Alabama State Senate, District 23 — Thayer “Bear” Havard Spencer
Alabama State Senate, District 24 — Richard Benderson
Alabama State Senate, District 25 — Russell “Ty” Taylor
Alabama State Senate, District 26 — Will Barfoot
Alabama State Senate, District 27 — Doug Cannon; Jay Hovey
Alabama State Senate, District 28 — Brent Comer
Alabama State Senate, District 29 — Donnie Chesteen; Val Glasgow Paul; Zachary J. Hurst
Alabama State Senate, District 30 — Clyde Chambliss, Jr.
Alabama State Senate, District 31 — Josh Carnley
Alabama State Senate, District 32 — Chris Elliott; Mike Vandenheuvel
Alabama State Senate, District 34 — Rusty Glover; Doug Harwell
Alabama State Senate, District 35 — David Sessions

Alabama House of Representatives

Alabama House District 1 — Maurice McCaney; Phillip Pettus
Alabama House District 2 — Ben Harrison
Alabama House District 3 — Kerry Bubba Underwood
Alabama House District 4 — Parker Duncan Moore
Alabama House District 5 — Danny F. Crawford
Alabama House District 6 — Andy Whitt
Alabama House District 7 — Angelo Doc Mancuso; Ernie Yarbrough
Alabama House District 8 — Kevin Davenport; Patrick Johnson
Alabama House District 9 — Scott Stadthagen
Alabama House District 10 — Aaron Thomas
Alabama House District 11 — Heath Allbright
Alabama House District 12 — Cindy Myrex
Alabama House District 13 — Greg Barnes; Mike Elliott
Alabama House District 14 — Tim R. Wadsworth
Alabama House District 15 — Leigh Hulsey
Alabama House District 16 — Bryan Brinyark
Alabama House District 17 — Micheal Beck; Kevin Bradford; Phil Segraves
Alabama House District 18 — Jamie Kiel
Alabama House District 19 — Donald Barnes
Alabama House District 20 — Mo Brooks; James Lomax
Alabama House District 21 — Rex Reynolds
Alabama House District 22 — Ritchie Whorton
Alabama House District 23 — Mike Kirkland
Alabama House District 24 — Nathaniel Ledbetter
Alabama House District 25 — Phillip K. Rigsby
Alabama House District 26 — Brock Colvin
Alabama House District 27 — Jeana Ross
Alabama House District 28 — Mack N Butler
Alabama House District 29 — Mark A. Gidley
Alabama House District 30 — Craig Lipscomb
Alabama House District 31 — Troy B. Stubbs
Alabama House District 32 — Joey Callahan
Alabama House District 33 — Ben Robbins
Alabama House District 34 — David Standridge
Alabama House District 35 — Steve Hurst
Alabama House District 36 — Randy Wood
Alabama House District 37 — John Jacobs; Donna Bailey McKay; Jeff Monroe
Alabama House District 38 — Kristin Nelson
Alabama House District 39 — Ginny Shaver
Alabama House District 40 — Kaycee Cavender; Bill Lester; Chad Robertson; Bill McAdams
Alabama House District 41 — Corley Ellis
Alabama House District 42 — Van Smith
Alabama House District 43 — Arnold Mooney
Alabama House District 44 — Danny Garrett
Alabama House District 45 — John Dawson; Susan DuBose
Alabama House District 46 — David L. Faulkner
Alabama House District 47 — Mike Shaw
Alabama House District 48 — Jim Carns; Lloyd Peeples; William Wentowski
Alabama House District 49 — Russell Bedsole
Alabama House District 50 — Bill Morris; Bryan K. Newell
Alabama House District 51 — Allen Treadaway
Alabama House District 54 — Chris Townsley
Alabama House District 61 — Ron Bolton
Alabama House District 62 — Bill Lamb
Alabama House District 63 — Norman Crow
Alabama House District 64 — Donna Givens
Alabama House District 65 — Dee Ann Campbell; John Knapp; Jessica Ross
Alabama House District 66 — Alan Baker
Alabama House District 68 — Fred Kelley
Alabama House District 69 — Josh Pendergrass
Alabama House District 70 — Ian M. Chwatuk
Alabama House District 73 — Kenneth Paschal
Alabama House District 74 — Alva Lambert
Alabama House District 75 — Reed Ingram
Alabama House District 79 — Joe Lovvorn
Alabama House District 80 — Chris Blackshear
Alabama House District 81 — Ed Oliver
Alabama House District 82 — Kinsley Hammons
Alabama House District 85 — David Money; Rick Rehm
Alabama House District 86 — Paul Lee
Alabama House District 87 — Jeff Sorrells
Alabama House District 88 — Jerry Starnes
Alabama House District 89 — Marcus B. Paramore
Alabama House District 90 — Chris Sells
Alabama House District 91 — Jody Linton; Rod Morgan
Alabama House District 92 — Matthew Hammett
Alabama House District 93 — Steve Clouse; “Stormin” Norman Horton
Alabama House District 94 — Jennifer Fidler
Alabama House District 95 — Elijah Davidson; Joe Freeman; Frances Holk-Jones
Alabama House District 96 — Danielle Duggar; Matt Simpson
Alabama House District 99 — Charlie Watts
Alabama House District 100 — Mark Shirey
Alabama House District 101 — Tim Manning; Chris Pringle
Alabama House District 102 — Shane Stringer
Alabama House District 104 — Margie Wilcox
Alabama House District 105 — Chip Brown