Democrats may not have won Alabama’s top state races, but they led in many of the most populous counties
CAMPAIGN 2026 (WAKA) – In the aftermath of Campaign 2026, unofficial election results show that once again, Democratic candidates lost the top races in Alabama, they finished on top in many of the state’s most populous counties.
That would be no surprise in Jefferson (Birmingham) and Montgomery counties, which are usually strongholds for the Democrats. But they won in Madison (Huntsville), Mobile and Tuscaloosa counties as well. Republican candidates carried Shelby (Southern Birmingham suburbs) and Baldwin (Alabama coastal) counties, which are traditionally among their strongest large counties.
Here are the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office:
| UNOFFICIAL RESULTS | ||
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 60,013 | 75% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 19,840 | 25% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 59,433 | 75% |
| John Wahl – R | 20,250 | 25% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 58,153 | 73% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 21,425 | 27% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 58,133 | 73% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 21,168 | 27% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 57,244 | 72% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 22,159 | 28% |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 168,633 | 68% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 78,321 | 32% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 161,995 | 66% |
| John Wahl – R | 82,293 | 34% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 159,536 | 65% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 86,345 | 35% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 160,192 | 65% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 84,420 | 34% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 159,372 | 65% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 85,355 | 35% |
| MADISON COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 92,597 | 58% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 66,743 | 42% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 87,406 | 55% |
| John Wahl – R | 71,806 | 45% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 85,812 | 54% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 72,986 | 46% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 86,383 | 55% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 71,421 | 45% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 85,305 | 54% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 72,540 | 46% |
| MOBILE COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 69,263 | 54% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 57,590 | 45% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 66,252 | 52% |
| John Wahl – R | 60,433 | 48% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 65,242 | 52% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 61,223 | 48% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 65,335 | 52% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 60,806 | 48% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 65,299 | 52% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 60,798 | 48% |
| TUSCALOOSA COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 34,644 | 54% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 28,801 | 45% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 33,077 | 52% |
| John Wahl – R | 30,286 | 48% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 32,672 | 52% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 30,681 | 48% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 32,851 | 52% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 30,251 | 48% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 32,545 | 51% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 30,636 | 48% |
| SHELBY COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 37,537 | 43% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 48,590 | 56% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 34,926 | 41% |
| John Wahl – R | 51,210 | 59% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 33,931 | 39% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 52,065 | 60% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 34,377 | 40% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 51,176 | 60% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 34,037 | 40% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 51,578 | 60% |
| BALDWIN COUNTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Doug Jones – D | 26,005 | 30% |
| Tommy Tuberville – R | 59,310 | 69% |
| Lt. Governor | ||
| Phillip Ensler – D | 23,966 | 28% |
| John Wahl – R | 61,490 | 72% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Jeff McLughlin – D | 23,064 | 27% |
| Katherine Robertson – R | 62,265 | 73% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Wayne Rogers – D | 23,273 | 27% |
| Caroleene Dobson – R | 61,775 | 73% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Rosilyn Houston – D | 23,131 | 27% |
| Youg Boozer – R (i) | 61,938 | 73% |
| Ala. Sec. of State Office | ||
| Nov. 3, 2026 Election | ||
| WAKA Action 8 News | ||
Action 8 Political Analyst Steve Flowers said before the election that while Alabama is a solid Republican state overall, it would not be immune to the so-called “blue wave” of Democrats that saw neighboring states of Georgia elect a Democrat as governor and Mississippi having a Republican incumbent U.S. senator in a race that remains too close to call against a Democratic challenger.
Flowers also noted that while Tuberville won the governor’s race, it was by a much smaller margin than recent race winners. Tuberville won with 51.79% of the vote statewide. By contrast, Gov. Kay Ivey won re-election in 2022 with 66.91% of the vote and her first gubernatorial race in 2018 with 59.46% of the vote. Tuberville’s margin was also much lower than the other Republicans in the state’s top races, even in Shelby and Baldwin counties, where the Republican candidates had larger margins over the Democrats.
