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2026 Jefferson County, Alabama Commission election

The 2026 Jefferson County Commission election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect all five members of the Jefferson County Commission. Primary elections will take place on May 19.

Background

McClure et al. v. Jefferson County Commission

In 2023, a lawsuit was filed against the commission alleging racial gerrymandering. The case went to trial on January 13, 2025. On September 16, 2025, Madeline Haikala, a district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, ruled that the map violated the Fourteenth Amendment, ordering a new one to be drawn with an additional Black-majority district. Haikala denied an appeal by the county on September 25. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit paused Haikala's ruling, meaning that the maps will stay in place for the 2026 election.

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Lashunda Scales, incumbent commissioner
  • Clinton Woods, member of the Birmingham City Council (2019–present)
Did not file
  • Shonae Eddins-Bennett, Birmingham parks and recreation director

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 3

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Camara Blue, pastor and former firefighter
  • Dock Louis Scott

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

References