Etowah County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 8 Etowah County races, led by the Etowah County Sheriff contest.
County offices
SheriffJonathon W. Horton (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jonathon W. Horton
Top priorities
- Public safety and community-focused policing
- Expanding mental health and substance abuse resources to reduce repeat crime
- Continuing existing sheriff's office programs and partnerships
Per the campaign site.
About Jonathon W. Horton
Horton has worked as a licensed funeral director since 1998 and served as Chief of Police in Glencoe and Rainbow City before his election as Etowah County Sheriff in 2018, per the campaign site. He holds a criminal justice associate degree from Gadsden State Community College and began his law enforcement career as a patrol deputy with the Etowah County Sheriff's Office in 2002, per the campaign site. He is seeking re-election as Etowah County Sheriff, per the campaign site.
May 19 Republican primary result: incumbent Jonathon W. Horton was re-nominated with 9,907 votes (86.53 percent) over John Henry Hill Jr., per ABC 3340 and the Gadsden Messenger. No Democrat qualified, so Horton is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageCoronerLondon Pearce (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
London Pearce
London Pearce appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Etowah County Coroner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
May 19 Republican primary result: London Pearce won re-election with about 60.01 percent of the vote over Nicholas Clanton, per ABC 3340 and the Gadsden Messenger. No Democrat qualified, so Pearce is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageCommission, District 4Tim F. Ramsey (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Tim F. Ramsey
Tim F. Ramsey is the incumbent Etowah County commissioner for District 4, per the county commission's official page. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
May 19 Republican primary result: incumbent Tim F. Ramsey was re-nominated with 1,232 votes (54.15 percent) over Jeff Bynum's 1,043 votes (45.85 percent), per ABC 3340. No Democrat qualified, so Ramsey is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageSchool board
Board of Education, District 2Ben Greene (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ben Greene
Ben Greene appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Etowah County Board of Education, District 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
May 19 Republican primary result: Ben Greene finished ahead of sitting board member Scarlett Rains Farley, 5,539 votes (66.78 percent), described by ABC 3340 as one of the county's biggest primary-night upsets. No Democrat qualified, so Greene is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Etowah County is split across 3 Alabama House districts.
Find your districts by addressAlabama House: 3 districtsDistricts 28, 29, 30
Alabama House District 28Mack N Butler (R) · Robert Louis Hunter (D)
Mack N Butler
Mack N Butler is the Republican candidate for Alabama House District 28 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the party nominee certification filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. Mack N Butler is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Robert Louis Hunter
Robert Louis Hunter is a community organizer in Etowah County whose campaign focuses on affordability, health care and stronger communication between elected officials and constituents, per a campaign interview published on Substack. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Mack N Butler (Republican), Robert Louis Hunter (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mack N Butler 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 House District 29Mark A. Gidley (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mark A. Gidley
Mark A. Gidley is the incumbent Republican state representative for Alabama House District 29, per the Alabama Legislature's official roster. (Legislature roster lists the name as "Mark Gidley") No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Mark A. Gidley (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Mark A. Gidley 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 House District 30Craig Lipscomb (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Craig Lipscomb
Craig Lipscomb is the incumbent Republican state representative for Alabama House District 30. He is a Gadsden architect who has worked in his hometown for more than 17 years and serves on the boards of the Gadsden Museum of Art and the Etowah County Chamber of Commerce, per Yellowhammer News. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Craig Lipscomb (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Craig Lipscomb 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 10Andrew Jones (R) · Jesse Battles (Independent)
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones is founder and owner of Deep South Coffee Factory, a craft coffee roasting company, and is a fourth-generation cattle farmer, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. He holds a master's in public policy from the College of William and Mary and an undergraduate degree from Berea College, and chairs the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jesse Battles
Jesse Battles is the Independent candidate for Alabama Senate District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the party nominee certification filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Andrew Jones (Republican), Jesse Battles (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot; Andrew Jones is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Andrew Jones won the Republican May 19 primary with 53.83 percent over Amy Dozier Minton (46.17 percent), per the Secretary of State's official results. Jesse Battles (Independent) qualified for the November ballot by petition, per the Secretary of State's independent-candidate certification. 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 pageBallot questions
One local ballot question from official county, city and school district lists. Countywide questions appear on every ballot in Etowah County; city, school district and special-district questions only inside the jurisdiction named. Statewide measures are listed separately.
Etowah County Local Amendment 1Countywide · Etowah County Local Amendment 1: repeal Section 28-11.20 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, which requires voter approval before annexing any territory within the county into a municipality not located wholly within the county before January 1, 1986 (Act 2026-276), per the Secretary of State's certification of constitutional amendments (certified August 26, 2026).
Etowah County Local Amendment 1: repeal Section 28-11.20 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, which requires voter approval before annexing any territory within the county into a municipality not located wholly within the county before January 1, 1986 (Act 2026-276), per the Secretary of State's certification of constitutional amendments (certified August 26, 2026).
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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 Etowah County, Alabama on November 3, 2026?
Etowah County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county sheriff, county coroner and county commission, 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?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Alabama are listed on the Alabama election hub. Alabama election hub →
What ballot questions are on the Etowah County ballot?
1 ballot question: Etowah County Local Amendment 1. Each question page explains what a yes vote and a no vote would do.
How do I see my exact Etowah County ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.