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.

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.

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.

Alabama's Fair Campaign Practices Act allows fundraising to start one year before the primary, which is May 19, 2026.

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.

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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced Wednesday that he will not run for governor in 2026. Ainsworth emerged onto the Alabama political scene in 2014 when he was elected to the state House of Representatives. He was first elected as lieutenant governor in 2018, a position that will also be open in 2026.

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 ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. Lewis will be the first Black Republican to serve on the court.

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.

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