Fayette County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Fayette County races, led by the Alabama Senate District 5 contest.
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Find your districts by addressAlabama Senate District 5Matt Woods (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Matt Woods Republican Incumbent
Matt Woods is a lifelong Walker County resident and small business owner who previously represented Alabama House District 13 from 2022 to 2025, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. He co-founded Hope After Loss Organization (HALO), a local nonprofit, with his wife, and is a former chairman of the Walker County Chamber of Commerce, per the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Matt Woods (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Matt Woods 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 16Bryan Brinyark (R) · Christian Martin (D)
Bryan Brinyark Republican Incumbent
- Sponsored and carried a bill directing federal coal royalties back to Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Walker counties through the Coal Impacted Communities Workforce Development Grant Program
- Supported bills providing tax relief on groceries, retirement income and property taxes, and eliminating the business privilege tax
Per the campaign site.
About Bryan Brinyark
Bryan Brinyark is running for Alabama House District 16. He was born and raised in Tuscaloosa County and earned his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1993, per his campaign site. He is a partner attorney with Brinyark & Frederick and has served as a municipal judge for Centreville since 2005 and previously for Brent and Woodstock, per his campaign site.
Christian Martin Democratic
- Expanding Medicaid
- Conservation efforts
- Reducing corporate influence on state legislation
Per the WVUA23.
About Christian Martin
Christian Martin is a candidate for Alabama House District 16, representing Tuscaloosa County. He is a senior at the University of Alabama studying History and serves as President of the University of Alabama College Democrats, per his campaign site. Martin comes from a working-class family with roots in labor organizing, per his campaign site.
Bryan Brinyark (Republican), Christian Martin (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bryan Brinyark 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 Fayette County, Alabama on November 3, 2026?
Fayette 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.
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