Three special elections to the

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are scheduled to take place in 2026.

House District 13

The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 13 special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 13th

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district following the resignation of incumbent representative Matt Woods after he was elected to the

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. The primary election will be held on September 30, 2025.

Background

Incumbent representative Matt Woods was elected to the state senate in a special election on June 24, 2025.

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officially called the election on July 8, 2025. Major party candidates have until July 15 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Greg Barnes, candidate for this seat in

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*Dustin Beaty, community advocate *Mike Elliott, educator

House District 38

The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 38 special election will be held on a date to be set by the

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to elect the representative for Alabama's 38th

district following the scheduled resignation of incumbent representative Debbie Wood.

Background

Incumbent representative Debbie Wood was first elected in

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. She announced her resignation on June 2, 2024, as she is relocating out of the district after her husband accepted a new job in Florida. She will officially resign on July 31.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Micah Messer, law enforcement officer and business owner *Kristin Nelson, Chambers County Republican Party chair

House District 63

The 2026 Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to elect the representative for Alabama's 63rd

district following the appointment of incumbent representative

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to the

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Background

Incumbent representative

was first elected to the

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in a 2021 special election. She was appointed as the president of the

on June 6, 2025, to replace

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, who resigned to serve as the

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state director for rural development. She took office on June 16, and resigned her seat on the same day.

officially called the election on June 16, 2025. Major party candidates had until June 23 to qualify, while third-party and independent candidates have until September 30.

Past election results

Republican primary

Qualifying for the Republican primary officially began on June 20, 2025 and will end on June 23. Norman Crow won the nomination unopposed after no other candidate filed.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Norman Crow, member of the

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city council from the 3rd district

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Judith Taylor, chair of the

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Democratic Party

References

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