Autauga County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Autauga County races, led by the Alabama Senate District 30 contest.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Autauga County is split across 3 Alabama House districts.
Find your districts by addressAlabama House: 3 districtsDistricts 42, 69, 88
Alabama House District 42Van Smith (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Van Smith
Van Smith is the Republican nominee for Alabama House District 42, representing Autauga and Chilton counties. Smith is a farmer and former Autauga County Commissioner who spent nearly four decades in education, including as principal of Billingsley School, per Bama Politics. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Van Smith (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Ivan Smith (Republican), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageAlabama House District 69Josh Pendergrass (R) · Kelvin J Lawrence (D)
Josh Pendergrass
Top priorities
- government transparency and accountability
- fiscal responsibility
Per the campaign site.
About Josh Pendergrass
Josh Pendergrass is a candidate for Alabama House District 69, representing Montgomery County. He founded Pendergrass Law Firm in Albertville in 2011, practicing family law, juvenile law, church law, and estate planning, per his campaign site. Pendergrass previously served as Communications Director for Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, per his campaign site.
Kelvin J Lawrence
Kelvin J Lawrence represents Alabama House District 69, based in Hayneville, per Alabama Daily News. He serves on the Ways and Means Education Trust Fund, State Government, Boards Agencies and Commissions, and Local Legislation committees, per Alabama Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Josh Pendergrass (Republican), Kelvin J Lawrence (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Kelvin J Lawrence is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Kelvin J Lawrence won the Democratic May 19 primary with 66.03 percent over Marshae R. Madison (33.97 percent), per the Secretary of State's official results. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageAlabama House District 88Jerry Starnes (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jerry Starnes
Jerry Starnes is the Republican candidate for Alabama House District 88 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the party nominee certification filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. Jerry Starnes is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jerry Starnes (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jerry Starnes is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageAlabama Senate District 30Clyde Chambliss, Jr. (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Clyde Chambliss, Jr.
Clyde Chambliss, Jr. earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Alabama in 1992 and is principal engineer at Chambliss Engineering, serving local governments, developers and water systems in Elmore and Autauga counties, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. He served three terms on the Autauga County Commission, including as chairman from 2000 to 2008, before his 2014 election to the Senate, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Clyde Chambliss, Jr. (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Clyde Chambliss, Jr. is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Alabama primaries require a majority (June 16 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State (Republican amended list of September 2, Democratic amended list of August 24) and the Secretary of State's August 26 independent-candidate certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Alabama's May 19 party primaries required a majority, with a June 16 runoff where no candidate reached one; unopposed nominees still print, and independents who qualified by petition join the November 3 ballot. U.S. House districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 (new 2026 congressional map) and state Senate districts 25 and 26 (2021 map) chose nominees at an August 11 special primary with no runoff, per the party nominee certifications filed with the Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Autauga County, Alabama on November 3, 2026?
Autauga County sample ballot 2026: who is running for alabama house and alabama senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Alabama?
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