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
