The 2026 Alabama State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect five members to the Alabama State Board of Education. Primary elections were held on May 19.
Summary By district DistrictIncumbentCandidatesNumber2024 Pres.MemberPartyFirstelectedStatus 2nd Republican 2018 Incumbent running.Tracie West (Republican) Jamie McCurry (Democratic) 4th Democratic 2010 Incumbent running.Yvette Richardson (Democratic) 6th Republican 2022 Incumbent lost re-nomination.Cathi Bradford (Republican) Angela Morgan (Democratic) 8th Republican 2018 Incumbent retiring.Emily Jones (Republican) Shatika Armstrong (Democratic)
District 2 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tracie West, incumbent board member
Endorsements
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jamie McCurry, Auburn University student General election Post-primary endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handTracie West (R)$4,918$0$0$4,918Jamie McCurry (D)$1,721$0$670$1,050Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
District 4 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Yvette Richardson, incumbent board member
General election Endorsements
Results
District 6 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Cathi Bradford, educator Eliminated in primary Marie Manning, incumbent board member
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of May 18, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handCathi Bradford (R)$38,280$9,000$45,032$2,248Marie Manning (R)$26,229$45,000$64,653$10,080Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Angela Morgan, retired educator
General election Post-primary endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handCathi Bradford (R)$57,530$9,638$60,340$4,828Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
District 8 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Emily Jones, Madison County Moms for Liberty chair Advanced to runoff William Matthews Eliminated in primary Connie Spears, Madison city councilor
Declined Wayne Reynolds, incumbent board member
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of May 18, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handEmily Jones (R)$30,389$0$27,791$2,598William Matthews (R)$23,609$18,000$31,778$9,830Connie Spears (R)$19,565$17,761$27,914$9,411Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
Runoff Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 15, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handEmily Jones (R)$36,314$0$31,302$5,223William Matthews (R)$96,359$25,000$121,142$216Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Shatika Armstrong, educator
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of May 18, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handShatika Armstrong (D)$8,111$0$7,432$679Source: Alabama FCPA
General election Post-primary endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2026CandidateRaisedOther receiptsSpentCash on handEmily Jones (R)$43,714$0$34,944$8,769Shatika Armstrong (D)$23,680$0$19,887$3,792Source: Alabama FCPA
Results
Ex-officio
As the Governor of Alabama serves as a voting member of the Board of Education, the concurrent gubernatorial election will be one of the five positions up for election.
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