Auburn, Alabama sample ballot 2026

Sexton is the incumbent coroner of Lee County, Alabama, with more than 20 years in public safety, including service as a firefighter, EMT and deputy coroner before his election as coroner, per the campaign site. He is the Alabama Coroners Association's District 5 director and a member of the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, with specialized training in infant and child death investigations, per the campaign site.

Barry Moore is a sitting U.S. Representative for Alabama's 1st Congressional District, per his official House biography. He grew up on a family farm in Coffee County and earned an agricultural science degree at Auburn University while serving in the Alabama National Guard and Reserves, later founding Hopper-Moore Inc., an industrial waste hauling and contracting company. He served eight years in the Alabama House of Representatives, chairing its Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, before his election to Congress. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

• Voted no on a bill aimed at tightening federal improper-payment controls. Opposed
• Voted no on extending Title VII surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Opposed
• Voted no on a House resolution condemning government fraud and endorsing broader eligibility checks before federal payments. Opposed

Everett Wess is an attorney and managing partner of the Wess Law Firm in Birmingham since 2001, per his campaign site. He previously served eight years as Midfield Municipal Court judge and has worked as a prosecutor and public defender, and spent over a decade in technology and engineering in Huntsville, including work supporting NASA missions.

Tommy Tuberville is a sitting U.S. Senator from Alabama, elected in 2020, per his official Senate biography. He spent four decades in college football coaching, including 11 seasons at Auburn University where he led the team to five Western Division titles and the 2004 SEC Championship, before retiring in 2016 to work as an ESPN sports broadcaster.

Doug Jones is a former U.S. Senator from Alabama running for governor, per Alabama Reflector. He launched his campaign at an event in Birmingham framed around what he calls Alabamians' 'Three Real Opportunities': the chance to live a healthy life, to participate meaningfully in government, and to achieve economic prosperity, per abc3340.

Wahl launched a professional butterfly farm as a high schooler in Limestone County, Alabama, that now supplies tens of thousands of butterflies annually to exhibits across North America, per the campaign site. He has served as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party since 2021 and was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Public Library Service Board, per the campaign site.

Phillip Ensler is a state representative running for Alabama Lieutenant Governor, per News From The States. He kicked off his campaign in Montgomery in January 2026 and has pointed to Alabama's low national ranking in education and health care access as central to his campaign, per Alabama Reflector.

Katherine Robertson has served as Chief Counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade, per her campaign site. An eighth-generation Dallas County resident, she is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law.

Jeff McLaughlin is the Democratic nominee for Alabama Attorney General. He was a schoolteacher before practicing law in Guntersville for more than thirty years and representing Marshall County in the Alabama House of Representatives for a decade, per his campaign site. He is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and Harvard Law School, per his campaign site.

Dobson is an attorney and shareholder at the Maynard Nexsen law firm in Montgomery, Alabama, practicing commercial real estate, natural resource and energy law, per the campaign site. She graduated from Harvard College and Baylor Law School magna cum laude, was raised on her family's fifth-generation cattle farm in Monroe County, and serves as a commissioner on the Alabama Forestry Commission, per the campaign site.

Wayne Rogers is an attorney who has practiced law in Alabama since graduating from Samford University's law school in 1988, per the Trussville Tribune. He has served since 2019 as executive assistant to Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway and is a former chair of the Jefferson County Democratic Party.

Young Boozer has served as Alabama State Treasurer since January 2011, per the Treasurer's official biography. He holds an economics degree from Stanford University and a master's in finance from the Wharton School, and spent decades in banking, including as an executive at Colonial BancGroup, before serving as Deputy State Finance Director under Governor Bob Riley.

Rosilyn Houston is a senior banking executive with more than 30 years in financial services leadership, per her campaign site. She previously served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer at Santander US and held senior roles at BBVA USA, and has chaired the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute board.

Andrew Sorrell has served as Alabama State Auditor since January 2023, per the Auditor's official biography. A former State Representative for House District 3 in Colbert County, he is an entrepreneur who owns stakes in four Alabama businesses and graduated from the University of North Alabama with a business management degree.

Violet Edwards is a member of the Madison County Commission, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024, per her campaign site. Her commission work has included overseeing county departments and investments in workforce development, senior services, food access and community infrastructure.

Corey Hill is a fourth-generation farmer from Douglas in Marshall County who operates cattle and poultry farms and runs a local grocery store, per his campaign site. He serves as mayor of Douglas and is a graduate of Douglas High School and Snead State College.

Ron Sparks is a former two-term Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, per his campaign site. He has also served as senior advisor to former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, director of the Alabama Rural Development Agency, and president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

Matt Gentry is a United States Marine Corps veteran who began his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff, according to his campaign site. He was elected Sheriff of Cullman County in 2014, the youngest sheriff in the state at the time, and has held the position for 10 years, per the site.

James O. Gordon is a licensed chiropractor who has practiced in Mobile for more than 30 years at the Alabama Injury and Pain Clinic, according to his campaign site. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 98 from 2006 to 2010, where he introduced legislation to ban synthetic marijuana, per the site.

Sheila McNeil chairs the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee and previously served on the San Antonio City Council, per her campaign site. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a bachelor's degree in social work from Oakwood University, and has worked as a public policy consultant since 2008.

Brad Mendheim has served as an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since being appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in January 2018, per the Governor's official appointment announcement. He earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law after a bachelor's degree from Auburn University, and served more than six years as an assistant district attorney in Houston County before becoming a Houston County circuit judge. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Yvette Richardson has served on the Alabama State Board of Education representing District 4 since 2010, per the State Department of Education's official roster and her campaign site. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Alabama and spent more than 30 years in the Fairfield city school system as a teacher, principal and superintendent, and currently serves as Dean of General Education at Miles College.

Cathi Bradford has taught for more than 26 years, first as an elementary school teacher and, for the last 19 years, as a middle school teacher of history, English and reading, according to her campaign site. Before becoming a teacher she served more than 23 years in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves, per the site.

Angela Morgan is a retired Alabama educator who spent her career working in Alabama public schools, according to her campaign site.

Emily Jones has nearly 20 years of experience in financial management, including more than a decade with the Department of Defense, according to her campaign site. She was born and raised in Jackson County, Alabama, and is a graduate of Pisgah High School and Jacksonville State University, per the site.

Shatika Armstrong earned her degrees at Alabama A&M University and has spent her career mentoring young people, according to her campaign site.