Alabama Political News
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A race for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s House District 85 (HD85) recently took a negative turn when a challenger accused the incumbent seat holder of being "bought and paid for by an out-of-state gambling interest.”

Jesse Battles announced on Sunday that he is running as an independent candidate in the November general election for State Senate District 10.

Alabama House District 96 Republican candidate Danielle Duggar told the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) she opposes gambling expansion and is fighting for freedom during an event in Robertsdale.

Are the efforts by the American Conservative Fund (ACF) PAC backfiring?

On Wednesday, Attorney General and U.S Senate candidate Steve Marshall visited the Auburn University College Republicans to discuss his tenure as attorney general and his decision to run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), who is running for governor.  

Peak Insights called 500 likely Republican voters from April 11-13 and found that 34% supported Moore, 16% supported Marshall and 12% supported Jared Hudson. Thirty-two percent were still undecided.

State House District 95 candidate Joe Freeman addressed the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), voicing his opposition to gambling after years of speculation that there is an undercurrent attempting to place a casino in Baldwin County.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) raised $902,931.94 in the first quarter of 2026 for his U.S. Senate campaign.

On Tuesday, candidates in the Lee County sheriff's race for the upcoming May 19 primary faced off in a highly attended forum hosted by the Lee County Republicans at the Opelika Public Library.

Baldwin County Commission candidates endorsed by the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) spoke to voters Monday during an event in Robertsdale.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorses candidates based on shared grassroots values and a new television ad in the Congressional District 1 race is causing confusion.

Douglas Mayor Corey Hill, a farmer and small business owner, released his first television ad on Monday in his campaign to become Alabama’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. 

With gas prices on the rise, Alabamians can rest assured that they are getting the exact amount of fuel they pay for. The Department of Agriculture and Industries inspects fuel pumps across the state to ensure they are calibrated correctly and that is just one aspect of what the department does to protect consumers.

On Saturday morning, a sampling of Republican candidates for national and state office joined the Shoals Republican Club in Tuscumbia to discuss their candidacies ahead of the May 19 primary election.

House and Senate lawmakers will now try to negotiate legislation after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were split in a spirited debate over a bill that would allow the state to install speeding cameras in interstate work zones and collect revenue from the $250 tickets issued.

In a scathing rebuke of their endorsements and policies former Congressman Mo Brooks responded to Americans for Prosperity Alabama's (AFPAL) endorsement of his opponent.

The Mobile County Republican Party hosted a candidate fair Monday with candidates and representatives from dozens of campaigns.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said outside forces are trying to buy the upcoming U.S. Senate election, which is why they’ve been attacking him and funding his main opponent in the primary race.

Monday, Americans for Prosperity Alabama (AFP-AL) released three House endorsements including endorsing State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) over former Congressman Mo Brooks. Brooks has previously been lauded by AFP for being among the most conservative in the nation.

A candidate social on Wednesday night sparked conversations and a full room in downtown Tuscaloosa’s District Room.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) holds a 26% to 21% lead over Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate according to a new poll released Friday afternoon.

On Thursday morning's episode of Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks criticized his opponent in the upcoming House District 20 election, incumbent State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville), over Lomax's alleged ties to special interest political action committees.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) denied his presence at the Wednesday evening House Republican caucus meeting in which State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) was reportedly removed from the meeting for allegedly trying to record the closed-door meeting.

The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve the $3.7 billion General Fund (GF) and supplemental appropriations budget for the 2027 fiscal year during the next-to-last week of the 2026 legislature.

Katherine Robertson has a plan to take on long-standing desegregation orders impacting school districts across the state.

On Wednesday, State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) was reportedly removed from the weekly House Republican Caucus meeting after allegedly recording the proceedings without permission.

After years of agitation from members of the Alabama House of Representatives, members spent the first day of the legislative week railing against lawmakers in the upper chamber for the gridlock induced by some senators holding up House bills.