BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – 2026 is shaping up to be a big election year for the state. Many local offices will be on the ballot, as well as our next governor. Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced Wednesday morning he will not be entering the race for governor.

Here are five reasons Tuberville will likely win in 2026: Steve Flowers, an author, longtime political commentator and former state legislator, said he does not see a serious challenge to Tuberville. “I think he’s in the catbird seat,” Flowers said. “His numbers look really, really good. I think he has a cakewalk.”

Alabama Senator for District 22, Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), has announced he is running for re-election. According to a news release, Albritton was elected to the state senate in 2014 after serving in the state House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006.

In Alabama, it’s officially the Election 2026 season, at least by one important criteria. That criteria being -- reports AL.com’s Mike Cason -- that candidates were able to begin raising campaign money on Monday. Yesterday was exactly one year before next year’s primary election.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans.

Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced he will not run for governor in the 2026 election cycle."After much prayer and many disc

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announces he won't run for Alabama governor in 2026, opting to focus on family and a move to the private sector.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - We’re exactly one year away from the Alabama primary elections, but work is already underway by some candidates to get your vote. Monday was the first day that ...

Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district. A

Mayor John Hinton of the City of Northport announced he will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming August 2025 election after serving just two years in the

A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.