Welcome to this special edition of The Copper Dome Chronicle, featuring the results of the 2026 political party nominating contests, more commonly called primary elections.
Resources
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2026 Political Party Nominating Contests
On June 9 voters went to the polls and participated in either a Republican or Democratic a primary election. Below is a list of state office elections with candidates listed alphabetically, including those who have suspended their campaign, and an asterisk denoting incumbents.
These results are current as of 11:50pm on Tuesday, June 9. As results are certified the list will be updated.
Runoff elections will be held on June 23.
Summary
8 Statewide Contests; 3 GOP, 5 DEM, zero incumbents challenged - GOP runoffs for Governor, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Agriculture.
54 State House Contests - 51 nominations secured; 3 runoff elections (all GOP); 1 recount (incumbent GOP leads).
34 State House Contests where an incumbent is challenged - 31 won; 2 lost (1 GOP, 1 DEM); 1 runoff (1 GOP). 91% incumbent retention rate.
28 State House GOP primaries; 23 contests where an incumbent is challenged - 25 nominations secured; Incumbents: 22 incumbents won (1 recount pending); 1 lost; 1 runoff. Open seats: 2 runoffs.
26 State House DEM primaries; 11 contests where an incumbent is challenged - 26 nominations secured; Incumbents: 10 incumbents won; 1 lost.
Statewide Offices
Governor GOP: Pamela Evette, Josh Kimbrell (campaign suspended), Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, Rom Reddy, Alan Wilson
Governor DEM: Jermaine Johnson , Mullins McLeod, Billy Webster
Attorney General GOP: Stephen Goldfinch, David Pascoe, David Stumbo
Commissioner of Agriculture GOP: Jeremy Cannon, Danny Ford, Cody Simpson, Fred West
State Treasurer DEM: Vincent Coe, Trav Robertson
State Superintendent of Education DEM: Lisa Ellis, Sylvia Wright
Secretary of State DEM: Jason Belton , Edwina Winter
Comptroller General DEM: Tiffany Boozer , Bruce Cole
State House
District 1 GOP: Craig Diem,Bill Whitmire*
District 1 DEM: Juni Lynch,Jasmine Williams
District 3 GOP: Phillip Bowers*, Joe Burgett
District 5 GOP: Neal Collins*, Brandy Tarlenton
District 6 GOP: April Cromer*, Kyle White
District 8 GOP: Don Chapman*, Sherry Hodges, Patrick Orr
District 10 GOP: Thomas Beach*, Stewart Watson
District 11 GOP: Craig Gagnon*, Jesse Turner
District 13 GOP: John Jefferson,John McCravy*
District 14 GOP: Luke Rankin*,Rick Shealy
District 21 GOP: Heather Currie,Dianne Mitchell*
District 22 GOP: Chuck Rhode,Paul Wickensimer*
District 24 DEM: Caroline Avinger, Justin Sanders
District 25 DEM: Wendell Jones*, Derrick Quarles
District 26 GOP: Elizabeth Enns,David Martin*
District 31 DEM: Mo Abusaft,Rosalyn Henderson-Myers*
District 33 GOP: Abe Harris,Travis Moore*
District 36 GOP: Adam Crisp, Rob Harris* - RECOUNT
District 38 GOP: Josiah Magnuson*, Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen
District 39 GOP: Cal Forrest*, Katie Hall, Fred Taylor
District 40 GOP: Jonathan Ammons,Joe White*
District 44 GOP: Tripp McCoy,Mike Neese*
District 45 GOP: Russell Brazell,Brandon Newton*
District 47 DEM: Justin Bennett, Peter Martinez
District 49 DEM: John King*, Perry Sutton
District 51 DEM: David Weeks*, Melissa Weeks Richardson
District 52 DEM: Lawrence Moore, Patrick Tate,Malcolm Taylor
District 54 DEM: Jason Luck*, Betty Jo Quick
District 60 DEM: Adrian Peguese Carter, Melissa O’Shea
District 61 DEM: Pete Bember,Carol Goodman
District 63 DEM: Kory Haskins, Sloan Hilton
District 64 DEM: Michele Demery, Jack Spann
District 65 GOP: Barbara Arthur,Cody Mitchell*
District 69 GOP: John Allen,Chris Wooten*
District 70 DEM: Noah Barker, Eve Carlin,Robert Reese*
District 73 DEM: Cam George,Chris Hart*
District 79 DEM: Hamilton Grant*, Anthony Stovall
District 86 GOP: Tommy Paradise, Kim Ray
District 86 DEM: Stuart Epting,Malcolm Green
District 88 GOP: Brian Duncan,John Lastinger*
District 91 GOP: Daniel Alexander, Tyler Morgan
District 94 DEM: Sally Hebert, Collin Holloway, Bryan Sharper
District 96 GOP: Perry Finch,Hunter Hackett, Scotty Whetstone
District 99 GOP: Jarrod Brooks, Kristy Gore, David Herndon, Shawn Pinkston
District 99 DEM: Jacob Goddard,Samuel Price
District 101 DEM: Martin Cunningham,Roger Kirby*, Cheryl Lane
District 102 DEM: Montez Aiken, Katie McCravy
District 103 DEM: Carl Anderson*, Wendell Padgett
District 112 GOP: Joe Bustos*, Woody Sprouse, Brian Zuckerberg
District 115 GOP: Johnnie Garmon, Carlton Walker
District 116 DEM: Radia Baxter, David Bell,Clay Middleton
District 121 DEM: Shannon DeLoach, Michael Rivers*
District 122 DEM: Maja Moore,Korey Williams
District 123 DEM: Willie Aiken,Ann Shippy
