Copper Dome Chronicle: 2026 Political Party Primary Runoffs Recap
Welcome to this special edition of The Copper Dome Chronicle, featuring the results of the 2026 political party nominating runoff contests, more commonly called primary runoff elections.
Resources
FY 2026-2027 Agency Budget Requests
2026 Candidate Tracking Portal
2026 Political Party Nominating Runoff Contests
On June 23 voters went to the polls and participated in either a Republican or Democratic a primary runoff election. Below is a list of state office elections with candidates listed alphabetically. An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
These results are current as of 9:30pm on Tuesday, June 23. As results are certified the list will be updated.
Summary
34 State House contests where an incumbent was challenged - 32 won; 2 lost (1 GOP, 1 DEM). 94% incumbent retention rate.
28 State House GOP primaries; 23 contests where an incumbent was challenged - Incumbents: 22 incumbents won; 1 lost. 95% GOP incumbent retention rate.
26 State House DEM primaries; 11 contests where an incumbent was challenged - Incumbents: 10 incumbents won; 1 lost. 91% DEM incumbent retention rate.
Statewide Offices
Governor GOP: Pamela Evette, Alan Wilson
Attorney General GOP: Stephen Goldfinch, David Stumbo
Commissioner of Agriculture GOP: Danny Ford, Cody Simpson
State House
District 8 GOP: Don Chapman*, Sherry Hodges
District 96 GOP: Hunter Hackett, Scotty Whetstone
District 99 GOP: Jarrod Brooks, Kristy Gore
