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Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey announced on Tuesday that she has loaned her 2026 attorney general campaign $500,000.

BamaCarry PAC made two endorsements over Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, the group endorsed Case Dixon for Congressional District 6. Dixon is challenging incumbent Gary Palmer (R-Hoover). On Monday, the group endorsed Andrew Sorrell for Secretary of State. 

On Monday, former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl's (R-Mobile) campaign released a poll showing his campaign with a sizeable advantage over his opponents, State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) and U.S. Army veteran Joshua McKee, in the race for Alabama's first congressional district Republican nomination.

Of the seven city council seats, five have been set, while two races are going to a runoff. Four incumbents will return. Two incumbents, Steve McClinton and Casey Middlebrooks did not have opposition, while Khristi Driver and Derrick Murphy easily fended off their opposition.

A Roanoke city council district 5 candidate does not live in district 5, according to the Randolph County Probate Office.

Residents of Homewood elected progressive candidates in three out of four city council positions in Tuesday’s election, but one ward, Ward 3, is heading to a runoff between John Manzelli and Chris Lane.

Days after defeating State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin endorsed her challenger, Alicia Escott Lumpkin.

Incumbent mayor Leigh Dollar and challenger Jeff McLaughlin each earned 1,065 votes after the provisionals were counted during a special called city council meeting Friday afternoon.

More than 200 people showed up to help him officially launch his campaign Thursday evening at Papa Dubi’s in Albertville.

Hoover residents and candidates for Place 3 are awaiting the results of Tuesday’s election that will determine if Ashley Lovell and Liz Lane will have a runoff.

In Tarrant, heated campaigns will continue for the mayor and four council seats after voters were split on Tuesday.

Birmingham Mayor Woodfin won reelection with 74% of the vote spending a staggering $1,372,886.13 as of his latest campaign finance report.

Cullman businessman Heath Allbright is officially the newest member of the Alabama House of Representatives after winning the House District 11 special election on Tuesday.

Ozark Mayor Mark Blankenship lost his reelection bid on Tuesday to the city's Director of Public Safety, Charles Ward.

Jane Anderton, a longtime resident and first-time candidate, defeated incumbent Mayor Charles Webster to be elected as the next mayor for the City of Clay. 

Tuesday, Bryan Van Devender topped four candidates, including incumbent Sheffield Mayor Steve Stanley, to win Sheffield's mayoral election.

Slightly more than 100 votes decided the race, but Muscle Shoals mayoral hopeful Billy Hudson defeated incumbent Mayor Mike Lockhart on Tuesday.

The second time was the charm for Northport mayor-elect Dale Phillips on Tuesday.

Incumbent Enterprise Mayor Bill Cooper will face challenger Bill Baker on September 23 in a mayoral runoff after the two candidates emerged in a four-way race to be the city's chief executive.

Eufaula voters within municipal limits will have to head to the polls again in September to vote in a mayoral runoff election.

The City of Andalusia released the results of its municipal elections on Tuesday.

The Boaz mayoral election is headed to a runoff between Tim Walker and Jana Pair after they took the top two spots in a three-way race with incumbent David Dyar.

Joe McDonald will be the next mayor of Saraland after winning with a 1,981 to 827 tally against councilman Wayne Biggs.

Out of a crowded field of seven candidates, Ron Tyler earned the top spot in Tuesday’s municipal elections to become the new mayor of Florence.

Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis defeated David Fletcher to win re-election on Tuesday.

Springville Mayor Dave Thomas was ousted by voters Tuesday in the landslide election of challenger Austin Phillips.

The winner of Guntersville’s mayoral race is still uncertain after the two candidates were separated by a single vote in Tuesday’s election.