Alabama House Republicans voted Wednesday to retain their leadership team, nominating Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Speaker Pro Tem Chris Pringle for second terms and reelected Rep. Paul Lee as majority leader. The caucus made its selections during a meeting in Auburn, one day after Republicans retained their legislative supermajority despite Democratic gains in several House districts. ...

Democrats won all district judicial elections in Madison County in the Nov. 3 midterm election. The wins were part of a series of Democratic victories in the county that included state legislative seats and county offices.

Polls are now closed in Alabama and according to many reports polling places around the state saw a big turnout. You can track live results for Alabama races and in elections around the nation. Voters who are in line when polls close are allowed to vote, according to the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. Anyone who attempts to join the line after 7 p.m. will not be allowed to vote. Many ...

Tommy Tuberville will be Alabama's next Governor, but proved to be less popular among Republican voters than many other people on the statewide ballot.

Alabama Republicans tried to snatch his district by gerrymandering it in their favor. It didn't work out so well.

Alabama legislative candidates from both parties were not surprised Democrats were able to flip three seats in north Alabama on Tuesday. During their campaigning, several told AL.com they saw it coming. “People are hungry for change,” said Democrat Jared Sluss, who defeated Republican incumbent Sam Givhan in the Senate District 7 race. “This is my story and so many others’: We were tired of ...

Alabama gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones conceded his election loss to Republican Tommy Tuberville but said the GOP stronghold on the state is loosening with more participation and more Democratic candidates winning elections Tuesday night. Jones, in a statement Wednesday afternoon, said while the effort to claim the governor’s office was not successful, the campaign nevertheless broke ...

Alabama Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures discusses how redistricting and newly drawn district lines played a role in voter turnout and his victory.

Allison Montgomery, a Democrat who just flipped a Republican-held legislative seat in north Alabama, will become the state’s first openly transgender lawmaker. Montgomery campaigned in her district in north Alabama on protecting public education, improving Huntsville healthcare and ending local data center projects. The District 25 seat had been held by Republicans for at least 20 years, and ...

On Tuesday night, she stood in Montgomery, Alabama, to celebrate a resounding political victory for Black voters and others who refused to accept the law’s recent diminishment by the U.S. Supreme Court and several state legislatures across the South.

Democrat Andrew Sneed conceded to U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, in the 5th Congressional District race on Wednesday. Strong defeated Sneed 53.19% to 46.7% on Tuesday night in unofficial results to win a third term in the north Alabama race. “The people of North Alabama have spoken,” Sneed said. “Obviously, this is not the outcome we were hoping for, but we respect the integrity of the ...