2026 results · Alabama · Alabama Lieutenant Governor
John Wahl, the Republican, is elected Alabama Lieutenant Governor
Donald Trump carried Alabama by 30.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 21.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| John WahlRepublican | 911,304 | 54.3% | |
| Phillip EnslerDemocrat | 765,203 | 45.6% | |
| Write-in | 1,782 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted1,678,289 votesCount last changed Nov 4, 12:16 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:58 PM ESTSource: Alabama Secretary of State
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Alabama, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 67 counties compared moved 21.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 96% in Wilcox County to 58% in Cleburne County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Franklin County moved most: R+73.3 for president in 2024, R+48.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Jefferson County added 46,713 net votes for Ensler against the 2024 margin, 9% of the statewide change
Across the 67 counties compared, the margin moved by 544,103 votes toward Ensler: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Jefferson County+46,713 Ensler
- Mobile County+34,523 Ensler
- Baldwin County+33,340 Ensler
- Madison County+33,206 Ensler
- Shelby County+30,295 Ensler
- Tuscaloosa County+20,116 Ensler
- Morgan County+16,365 Ensler
- Cullman County+16,327 Ensler
7 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Ensler this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Madison CountyR+9.0D+9.8
- Mobile CountyR+16.4D+4.6
- Tuscaloosa CountyR+20.4D+4.4
- Clarke CountyR+17.1D+2.9
- Marengo CountyR+3.8D+12.2
- Barbour CountyR+14.7D+1.3
- Conecuh CountyR+14.0D+0.4
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Alabama’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Alabama’s ballot
All of Alabama’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
StatewideRepublicans won all 10 of Alabama's statewide races.
- U.S. SenateBarry MooreR+9.5
- GovernorTommy TubervilleR+3.9
- Attorney GeneralKatherine RobertsonR+10.0
- Commissioner of Agriculture and IndustriesCorey HillR+8.2
- AuditorAndrew SorrellR+10.5
- Lieutenant GovernorThis raceJohn WahlR+8.7
- Public Service Commission, Place 1Matt GentryR+10.2
- Public Service Commission, Place 2Jim Zig ZeiglerR+9.5
- Secretary of StateCaroleene DobsonR+9.2
- TreasurerYoung BoozerR+10.0
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 5–2, now R 5–2
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Alabama Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.