Republicans in neighboring counties helped north Alabama’s congressman and one of the state’s most influential state senators remain in office. Both Republican District 3 State Sen. Arthur Orr – who currently serves as chairman of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee – faced deficits in their bids for reelection on election night in Madison County.

Democrats won all district judicial elections in Madison County in the Nov. 3 midterm election. The wins were part of a series of Democratic victories in the county that included state legislative seats and county offices.

Alabama House Republicans voted Wednesday to retain their leadership team, nominating Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Speaker Pro Tem Chris Pringle for second terms and reelected Rep. Paul Lee as majority leader. The caucus made its selections during a meeting in Auburn, one day after Republicans retained their legislative supermajority despite Democratic gains in several House districts. ...

Alabama legislative candidates from both parties were not surprised Democrats were able to flip three seats in north Alabama on Tuesday. During their campaigning, several told AL.com they saw it coming. “People are hungry for change,” said Democrat Jared Sluss, who defeated Republican incumbent Sam Givhan in the Senate District 7 race. “This is my story and so many others’: We were tired of ...

Alabama Republicans tried to snatch his district by gerrymandering it in their favor. It didn't work out so well.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures used his victory speech Tuesday to call out those who opposed his re-election, from fellow members of Alabama’s congressional delegation to business interests across the state. One opponent stood out: Santa Claus. “I’ve seen a video earlier today that damn Santa Claus down in Enterprise was against us,” Figures told supporters at a rally in Montgomery after ...

On Tuesday night, she stood in Montgomery, Alabama, to celebrate a resounding political victory for Black voters and others who refused to accept the law’s recent diminishment by the U.S. Supreme Court and several state legislatures across the South.

Democrat Andrew Sneed conceded to U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, in the 5th Congressional District race on Wednesday. Strong defeated Sneed 53.19% to 46.7% on Tuesday night in unofficial results to win a third term in the north Alabama race. “The people of North Alabama have spoken,” Sneed said. “Obviously, this is not the outcome we were hoping for, but we respect the integrity of the ...

Election night is over, and Alabama remained red. Not many other states can say that. Most Alabama Republicans held on in the face of a national blue wave that saw Democrats win many surprising races, including in some neighboring states. Georgia elected a Democratic governor, the first Black woman in U.S. history to hold that title, and as of Wednesday morning, a Mississippi Senate race was ...