Qualifying to run in either major party primary will close on Friday, at 5 p.m. All 140 seats in the Alabama Legislature are up for grabs. Going into the last week of qualifying, 41 of the 140 seats have primary and/or general election battles.

Every Alabamian is represented in the state legislature by both an elected state representative as well as a state senator. The Alabama State Senate has 35 members, and the House of Representatives has 105 members. Republicans presently have supermajorities in both houses of the legislature.

Here are the qualified candidates in each State Senate District

District 1    Incumbent Tim Melson (R)   

District 2    Incumbent Tom Butler (R) faces Kim Caudle Lewis (D) in the Nov. 8 general election. 

District 3    Incumbent Arthur Orr (R)     

District 4    Incumbent Garlan Gudger (R)       

District 5    Incumbent Greg J. Reed (R) is the current Senate Pro Tem.

District 6    Incumbent Larry Stutts (R)

District 7    Incumbent Sam Givhan (R)

District 8    Incumbent Steve Livingston (R) faces GOP primary challenger Debbie Mathis (R).

District 9    Incumbent Clay Scofield (R) is the current Senate Majority Leader.    

District 10  Incumbent Andrew Jones (R) faces a Republican primary challenge from Teresa Rhea (R).

District 11  Lance Bell (R)    

District 12  Keith Kelley (R), Wendy Ghee Draper, and Wayne Willis (R) are running for the open seat in the Republican primary.

District 13  Incumbent Randy Price(R)

District 14  Incumbent April Weaver (R)

District 15  Incumbent Dan Roberts (R)

District 16  Incumbent J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner (R)

District 17  Incumbent Shay Shelnutt (R) faces a GOP primary challenge from Mike Dunn (R).

District 18  Incumbent Rodger M. Smitherman (D)   

District 19  State Rep. Louise "LuLu" Alexander (D) and State Rep. Merika Coleman (D) are running for the open seat.       

District 20  Incumbent Linda Coleman-Madison (D) faces a Democratic primary challenge from Rodney Huntley (D).

District 21  Incumbent Gerald H. Allen (R) faces GOP primary challenger Tripp Powell (R) and general election challenger Lisa Ward (D).

District 22  Incumbent Greg Albritton (R)

District 23                

District 24  Incumbent Bobby D. Singleton (D) is the current Senate Minority Leader.

District 25  Incumbent Will Barfoot (R)

District 26  Incumbent Kirk Hatcher (D)          

District 27  Incumbent Tom Whatley (R) faces a GOP primary challenge from Auburn City councilman Jay Hovey (R)

District 28  Incumbent William M. Beasley (D)          

District 29  Incumbent Donnie Chesteen (R)    

District 30  Incumbent Clyde Chambliss (R)

District 31  Josh Carnley (R), Stormin Norman Horton (R), and State Rep. Mike Jones, Jr. (R) are all running in the GOP primary for the open seat.

District 32 Incumbent Chris Elliott (R)   

District 33  Incumbent Vivian Davis Figures (D)

District 34  Incumbent Jack W. Williams (R)

District 35  Incumbent David Sessions (R)

In the Alabama House of Representatives

Alabama House of Representatives        

District 1    Incumbent Phillip Pettus (R)

District 2    Jason Spencer Black (R), Kimberly Butler (R), Ben Harrison (R), and Terrance L. Irelan (R) are all competing in the Republican primary.

District 3    Fred Joly (R) and Kerry “Bubba” Underwood (R) are running in the Republican primary. Susan Warren Bentley (D) and Wesley Thompson (D) are facing off in the Democratic primary election.

District 4    Sheila Banister (R) and Patrick Johnson (R) are challenging incumbent Parker Moore (R) in the Republican primary.

District 5    Incumbent Danny Crawford (R)

District 6    Incumbent Andy Whitt  (R)

District 7    Incumbent Proncey Robertson (R) faces Mose Jones Jr (D) in the general election. 

District 8    Incumbent Terri Collins (R)

District 9    Incumbent Scott Stadthagen (R)

District 10  David Cole (R)

District 11  Incumbent Randall Shedd (R)

District 12  Incumbent Corey Harbison (R)

District 13  Greg Barnes (R), Keith Davis (R), Charlie Waits (R), and Matt Woods (R) are running in the Republican primary.

District 14  Cory Franks (R) and Tom Fredricks (R) are challenging incumbent Tim Wadsworth (R) in the GOP primary.

District 15  Michael Hart (R), Leigh Hulsey (R), and Brad Tompkins (R) are running in the GOP primary for the open seat.

District 16  Incumbent Kyle South  (R)

District 17  Incumbent Tracy Estes (R)

District 18  Incumbent Jamie Kiel   (R)

District 19  Incumbent Laura Hall (D)     

District 20  James Lomax (R) and Frances Taylor (R) are running in the Republican primary.

District 21  Incumbent Rex Reynolds (R)      

District 22  Incumbent Ritchie Whorton (R)

District 23  Incumbent Tommy Hanes (R) faces challenger Mike Kirkland (R) in the Republican primary.

District 24  Incumbent Nathaniel Ledbetter (R) is the current House Majority Leader.

District 25  Buck Clemons (R) and Phillips K. Rigsby (R) are running in the Republican primary.    

District 26  Brock Colvin (R), Annette Holcomb (R), and Todd Mitchem (R) are running in the Republican primary. The winner will face Ben Alford (D) in the general election.

District 27  Wes Kitchens (R)

District 28  Former State Rep. Mack N Butler (R) is challenging Incumbent Gil Isbell (R) in the Republican primary.

District 29  Mark A. Gidley (R) and Jamie W Grant (R) are running in the Republican primary.

District 30  Incumbent Craig Lipscomb (R)      

District 31  R.T. Barksdale (R), Chadwick Smith (R), and Troy B. Stubbs (R) are running in the Republican primary.

District 32  Incumbent Barbara Boyd (D)      

District 33  Incumbent Ben Robbins (R)

District 34  Incumbent David Standridge (R)

District 35  Incumbent Steve Hurst (R)

District 36  Incumbent Randy Wood (R)

District 37  Incumbent Bob Fincher (R)

District 38  Micah J. Messer (R) is challenging incumbent Debbie Wood (R) in the GOP primary.

District 39  Incumbent Ginny Shaver (R)

District 40  Julie Borrelli (R) Katie Exum (R), Chad Robertson (R), and Jakob Williamson (R) are running in the Republican primary. The winner will face Pam Howard (D) in the general election.

District 41  Incumbent Corley Ellis (R) will face Chris Nelson (D) in the general election.

District 42  Incumbent Ivan Smith (R)

District 43  Incumbent Arnold Mooney (R)

District 44  Incumbent Danny Garrett (R)

District 45  Incumbent Dickie Drake (R) faces Susan Dubose in the GOP primary.

District 46  Incumbent David Faulkner (R)

District 47  Jim Toomey (D) and Christian Coleman (D) will battle in the Democratic primary. The winner will face incumbent David Wheeler (R) in the general election.

District 48  Incumbent Jim Carns (R) faces William C. Wentowski (R) in the GOP primary.

District 49  Incumbent Russell Bedsole (R)

District 50  Incumbent Jim Hill (R)

District 51  Incumbent Allen Treadaway (R)

District 52  Incumbent John W. Rogers (D) 

District 53  Incumbent Anthony Daniels (D) is the current House Minority Leader  

District 54  Incumbent Neil Rafferty (D) is being challenged by Edward Maddox (D) and Brit Blalock in the Democratic primary.

District 55  Incumbent Rod Scott (D) faces Travis Hendrix (D) and Fred "Coach" Plump (D) are running in the Democratic primary.

District 56  Tereshia Huffman (D), Cleo King (D), and Ontario J. Tillman (D) are running in the Democratic primary.       

District 57  Kevin "K.D." Dunn (D) and Danielle Lewis Matthews (D) are running in the Democratic primary.   

District 58  Incumbent Rolanda Hollis (D)

District 59  Incumbent Mary Moore (D)   

District 60  Incumbent Juandalynn Givan (D) faces a primary challenge from Nina Taylor (D).

District 61  Ron Bolton (R)   

District 62  Bill Lamb (R)      

District 63  Incumbent Cynthia Almond (R)

District 64  Donna Givens (R) and Angelo Jacob Fermo (R) are in a Republican primary contest.

District 65         

District 66  Incumbent Alan Baker (R)

District 67  Larine Irby Pettway (D)

District 68  Incumbent Thomas Jackson (D)

District 69  Incumbent Kelvin Lawrence (D)     

District 70  Incumbent Chris England (D) is the current Chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party.  

District 71  Incumbent Artis "A.J." McCampbell (D)

District 72  Incumbent Ralph Howard (D) faces a Democratic primary challenge from Curtis L Travis (D).        

District 73  Incumbent Kenneth Paschal (R)    

District 74  Incumbent Charlotte Meadows (R) is in a general election contest with Phillip Ensler (D).

District 75  Incumbent Reed Ingram (R)

District 76  Incumbent Patrice McClammy (D)

District 77  Incumbent TaShina Morris (D)

District 78  Incumbent Kenyatté Hassell (D)            

District 79  Incumbent Joe Lovvorn (R)

District 80  Incumbent Chris Blackshear (R)

District 81  Incumbent Ed Oliver (R)

District 82  Incumbent Pebblin W. Warren faces a Democratic primary battle with Terrence Kareem Johnson (D).

District 83  Incumbent Jeremy Gray (D)

District 84  Incumbent Berry Forte (D)

District 85  Incumbent Dexter Grimsley (D)     

District 86  Incumbent Paul W. Lee (R)

District 87  Incumbent Jeff Sorrells (R)

District 88  Jerry Starnes (R)                                    

District 89  Marcus B. Paramore (R)

District 90  Incumbent Chris Sells (R)

District 91  Incumbent Rhett Marques (R)

District 92  Matthew Hammett (R) and Greg White (R) are in the GOP primary.     

District 93  Incumbent Steve Clouse (R)

District 94  Incumbent Joe Faust (R)

District 95  Frances Holk-Jones (R) and Michael T. Ludvigsen, Jr. (R) face off in the Republican Primary. The winner will face Richard Brackner (D) in the general election.

District 96  Incumbent Matt Simpson (R)

District 97  Incumbent Adline Clarke (D)         

District 98  Incumbent Napoleon Bracy (D) 

District 99  Incumbent Sam Jones (D)    

District 100 Mark Shirey (R)

District 101 Incumbent Chris Pringle (R)

District 102 Incumbent Shane Stringer (R)      

District 103 Incumbent Barbara Drummond (D)

District 104 Incumbent Margie Wilcox (R)

District 105 Incumbent Chip Brown (R)

This is simply a list of qualified candidates and does not include announced candidates who have not yet qualified. Qualifying may be done online or in person.

For more information about qualifying with the Alabama Republican Party https://algop.org/2022-qualifying-information/

For more information about qualifying with the Alabama Democratic Party https://aldemocrats.org/RunForOffice

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