Russell County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Russell County races, led by the Alabama Senate District 27 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Russell County is split across 5 Alabama Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressAlabama Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 27, 28
Alabama Senate District 27Jay Hovey (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jay Hovey Republican Incumbent
Jay Hovey represents Alabama Senate District 27. He was born and raised in South Lee County, worked as an Auburn University student firefighter, and served as an Auburn councilmember before joining the Alabama Senate, per his campaign site.
Jay Hovey (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jay Hovey is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Jay Hovey won the Republican May 19 primary with 68.9 percent over Doug Cannon (31.1 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 Senate District 28Brent Comer (R) · Billy Beasley (D)
Brent Comer Republican
- Rural economic development, education and infrastructure
- Expanding markets for Alabama agricultural products
- Preserving rural hospitals and funding volunteer fire departments
Per the campaign site.
About Brent Comer
Brent Comer has spent two decades as a landman in the oil, gas and energy sectors handling contract negotiations and land and mineral management, per the campaign site. He co-owns C & S Bagging, a grain-processing business in Eufaula, and East Alabama Vending, and holds an agriculture and business degree from Clemson University, per the campaign site.
Billy Beasley Democratic Incumbent
Billy Beasley is the incumbent Democratic state senator for Alabama Senate District 28, per the Alabama Legislature's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Brent Comer (Republican), Billy Beasley (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Billy Beasley 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: 3 districtsDistricts 80, 83, 84
Alabama House District 80Chris Blackshear (R) · Manfred Malone (D)
Chris Blackshear Republican Incumbent
- fiscal responsibility
- middle-class economic growth
- public education
Per the campaign site.
About Chris Blackshear
Chris Blackshear represents Alabama House District 80, covering Lee and Russell counties. A former Phenix City Council member and Mayor Pro Tempore, he spent nearly three decades in the private sector at TSYS before entering the Legislature, per his campaign site. Blackshear chairs the House Financial Services Committee, per his campaign site.
Manfred Malone Democratic
Manfred Malone is the Democratic candidate for Alabama House District 80 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.
Chris Blackshear (Republican), Manfred Malone (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Chris Blackshear 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 83Jeremy A. Gray (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jeremy A. Gray Democratic Incumbent
Jeremy A. Gray is the Democratic candidate for Alabama House District 83 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the party nominee certification filed with the Alabama Secretary of State. Jeremy A. Gray is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeremy A. Gray (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jeremy A. Gray 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 84Berry Forte (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Berry Forte Democratic Incumbent
Berry Forte is the Democratic nominee for Alabama House District 84, representing Barbour County. Forte lives in Eufaula and previously served on the Barbour County Commission from 1982 to 2010, per Bama Politics. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Berry Forte (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Berry Forte is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Berry Forte won the Democratic May 19 primary with 58.42 percent over Brittani O'Hara-Grant (41.58 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.
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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 Russell County, Alabama on November 3, 2026?
Russell County sample ballot 2026: who is running for alabama senate and alabama house, 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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