Copper Dome Chronicle: 2026 Political Party Primaries Recap
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
